Living with HIV

Navigation for safe, stable housing

TPAN’s housing navigation program helps Chicagoans living with HIV/AIDS to find and maintain safe, stable, and affordable residency. Our housing specialist assists with housing applicants and re-applications, and works with you to create goal-driven plans to remain housed.

How we help:

Our housing specialist’s primary responsibility is helping you attain reliable housing. Housing assistance takes 3 forms:

• We help by completing housing applications and re-applications, advocating on your behalf, and working to create goal-driven plans to remain housed
• We provide crisis prevention and intervention services to homeless and unstably housed and homeless individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Chicago by helping them to access mainstream resources and benefits
• We create greater accessibility to long-term housing options to strengthen housing stability and health outcomes through the identification of additional housing resources

What program is right for you?

Housing Referrals:
TPAN's housing specialist can assist those who are unstably housed with finding subsidized housing through Chicago House and AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Emergency Assistance Program (EAP):
Emergency assistance is available to low income individuals and families requesting immediate, temporary financial assistance with an incurred expense. EAP is a $250 maximum payment for an essential service, including rent, utilities, or a necessary appliance. Proof of bill or payment required. Client may only apply for EAP once every 12 months.

Housing and Utility Assistance:
Housing and utility assistance is available as a single payment to landlord or utility company. Approved requests may pay for one utility bill and/or security deposit or first month’s rent. Clients may only apply once every 12 months.

Short-Term Residency (Housing Assistance Program, HAP):
Short-term support is made available to mortgagors, as bi-monthly payments to cover mortgage and utility costs. Approved clients receive assistance for 1 year and may reapply annually. Clients may apply once every 12 months.

Long-Term Rental Subsidies (LTRS):
Long-term support is available to clients as reoccurring payments to a landlord to cover rent. TPAN can help clients find subsidized units, or apply for subsidies that can be applied to a currently-occupied unit. Long-term subsidy recipients are required to pay an adjusted portion of their income towards rental costs. Approved clients receive assistance 12 months per year with no definite ending period as long as he/she qualifies.

Who is eligible?

TPAN is able to serve those who:

• Are HIV-positive and the head of household
• Can provide proof of household income, of any amount
• Live in a unit with a mortgage or rent payment at or below fair market value
• Complete the TPAN in-take process

Long- and short-term rental subsidies are made available on an as-needed basis. Subsidies are disbursed to households earning less than 30 percent of the area’s annual median income.