Michigan offers up to $500 in monthly rent aid to refugees, other immigrants
Updated: May. 09, 2023, 9:28 a.m.|Published: May. 09, 2023, 8:58 a.m.
A "for rent" sign outside an apartment building on Madison Street in Ann Arbor on July 22, 2021.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
By Rose White | rwhite@mlive.com
LANSING, MI - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority rolled out a program last month that offers resettlement support to refugees and other immigrants.
The Newcomer Rental Subsidy provides refugees, asylees and immigrants from areas like Ukraine, Cuba, Haiti and African countries about $300 to $500 a month in rental subsidies. Assistance is available for up to 12 months.
Amy Hovey, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, said the program aligns with a goal to increase affordable housing across the state for everyone “including those seeking to build a new life here.”
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