Rental Assistance Program

Lakes and Pines will be opening the waitlist for our Bring It Home (BIH) voucher program.

Applications will be open from April 1 through April 30th.

The Bring It Home (BIH) Rental Assistance program is a new program funded through MN Housing to create rental assistance for low-income families across Minnesota. This is a tenant-based rental assistance program where tenants pay approximately 30% of their income towards their rent. The BIH subsidy can only be used in Kanabec, Pine, Chisago and Isanti Counties, Minnesota and cannot be transferred to another housing authority for assistance in a different city or county.

Households are eligible to apply for the BIH program if they:

• Are a Minnesota resident;
• Have a child or children aged 18 years or younger in the household
• Have an annual income of up to 50% of the area median income (AMI) as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adjusted for family size;
• Pay more than 30% of the household’s annual income on rent;
• Are not receiving federal tenant-based assistance under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended; and
• Are not currently in a unit receiving project-based assistance under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended or any other on-going rental assistance except Minnesota Supplemental Aid.

The Bring It Home (BIH) Preference Eligibility

Local preference will be given to those applicants whose last permanent residence was in; Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec and Pine Counties.

Applications will be available in the Lakes and Pines offices (Mora, North Branch, and Moose Lake) or online at lap.

Thank you,

Laura Warner

CS program Operations Coordinator

Community Services Department

Lakes & Pines Community Action Council

1700 Maple Avenue East

Mora, MN 55051

Work 320-679-1800 Ext. 159

Work Cell 320-364-9006

Application form and letter regarding program are linked below:

BIH Participant Application Fillable PDF (2).pdf

BIH letter on letterhead.pdf