No. Payments will be directed to landlords, property managers, and utility providers.
Yes, you will receive an email notification when payments are made and can check online with your confirmation code.
No. Funds can only be used for rent and utility relief.
Yes. Funds will be used to first pay unpaid rent and utility bills. However, funds cannot be applied to past rent or utility bills that pre-date March 13, 2020.
Eligible utilities that are usually provided by municipal utility companies include:
- Electricity
- Natural gas
- Trash removal
- Water/sewer
Other home-energy and home-heating costs that are not provided by municipal utility companies are also eligible, and include:
- Home-heating fuel or oil
- Propane
- Firewood
- Woodstove pellets
Telephone, cable, and internet are not considered utilities and are not eligible.
No. Utilities that are paid by the landlord and/or included in your rent will be treated as rent.
For applicants whose rent relief is ending, please be proactive and speak with your landlord about your circumstances.
AHFC’s mission is to provide Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing. As of March 25, 2022, AHFC has paid more than $254 million in emergency rental assistance for Alaskans impacted by the pandemic.
Should you need further assistance, additional resources may be available.
If you continue to have financial challenges that make paying your rent difficult, we encourage you to review and take advantage of these resources to make sure you remain safely housed.
No. Only fees that were agreed to as part of the original lease are eligible to be paid.
If rent is increased on a lease established on or after March 5, 2021, it will not be covered. However, if an increase is made as part of the normal practices within that rental market it could be considered an allowable expense. This will be determined by a processing partner who determines eligibility and how much relief should be provided to an individual.
No. Emergency Rent Relief payments — which are distributed through Alaska Housing Rent Relief — are not considered taxable for tenants. Click here for more information.
If you received rent relief as a tenant, as a potential borrower you must provide the lending agency with documentation showing that you’ve made 6 months’ rent payments from your own funds, following the last payment received from Alaska Housing Rent Relief.