{"id":26948,"date":"2025-10-30T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/26948\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:38:09","slug":"this-city-is-reopening-a-program-that-offers-rent-relief-to-eligible-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/26948\/","title":{"rendered":"This city is reopening a program that offers rent relief to eligible seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 The city of Port St. Lucie will reopen and start accepting applications in November for its Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program (TBRA). The TBRA is a federally funded initiative designed to help eligible residents, age 62 and older, stay housed and stable.<\/p>\n<p>To city said to further its strategic plan initiative to support the needs of vulnerable populations, the program provides a minimum of 12 months rental assistance to qualifying seniors who live or work within city limits and meet federal income guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Approved applicants will receive a voucher that could be used toward rent, a security deposit or a combination of a security and utility deposit if relocation is necessary, the city said. Recipients are required to contribute 30% of their monthly adjusted income toward rent.<\/p>\n<p>During the week of Nov. 10 through Nov. 16, a printable application will be available at <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpsl.com\/Government\/Your-City-Government\/Departments\/Neighborhood-Services\/Community-Programs\/Housing-Programs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> under the Rental Assistance Program for Seniors section. During this time, interested applicants can ask questions, gather required documents and prepare to apply.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s neighborhood services department will be available to assist interested applicants via email at\u00a0<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/money\/real-estate-news\/mailto:TBRA@cityofpsl.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TBRA@cityofpsl.com<\/a>, by phone at (772) 344-4084 or in person at City Hall, located at 121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday (appointments recommended).<\/p>\n<p>Copies of the application also will be made available at this location. If residents cannot access the information online, the city will work to accommodate special requests.<\/p>\n<p>The city will begin accepting applications for the program at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17. <\/p>\n<p>Due to limited funding, a maximum of 25 applications will be processed on a first-ready basis, the city said. Once the cap is reached, the city will issue a public notice that the application window has closed. <\/p>\n<p>For immediate housing assistance, residents are encouraged to call 211, which is a free and confidential helpline available 24\/7, offering access to a wide range of social and community services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 The city of Port St. Lucie will reopen and start accepting applications in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":{"0":"post-26948","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-port-st-lucie","9":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","10":"tag-port-st-lucie-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}