Department of Housing Commits 95% of Funds from TX Rent Relief Program

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) committed more than 95 percent of total funds from the Texas Rent Relief Program to Texans who applied for assistance. Texas was the first state to distribute $1 billion in rent relief funds and reached more than 98 percent of its counties.

The agency is in the process of notifying remaining applicants about status, next steps and additional resources available for rental assistance. The remaining funds will be committed and disbursed in the new year. TDHCA closed its application portal for the Texas Rent Relief program in November as total requests for assistance exceeded funds available.

“The Texas Rent Relief program has provided hundreds of thousands of Texans with utility and rental assistance, and I thank TDHCA for ensuring that these funds were distributed swiftly to those that needed it most,” said Gov. Greg Abbott. “As TDHCA commits and disburses the remaining funds of the program, I urge Texans still in need of assistance to visit the Texas Rent Relief program website for other possible rent and utility resources across the state.”