Financial Assistance

Prevention Assistance 

Seminole County’s Community Assistance division will reopen the application portal for rent/mortgage/utility assistance at 9 am on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

Financial Assistance is offered for Rental or Mortgage and/or Utility services through the Prevention Assistance Program for qualified Seminole County residents. A household must have experienced a documented, financial hardship within the last 90 days and have proof of the ability to sustain and show on-going management. Eligible households can receive assistance once every two years. If any member of the household received assistance in the last two years, the household will not be eligible. Exception for elderly, fixed income households – these households can receive assistance every 12 months as long as the household still meets eligibility requirements. This is a one-time assistance, and the amount of assistance is determined by the documented loss but will not exceed three months of past due rent or $5,000, whichever is less. Section 8, HUD, TBRA, and subsidized Housing Recipients are not eligible for rental/mortgage or utility assistance.

Emergency Assistance is not provided, and the processing time can be several weeks. Interested applicants must complete an online application and provide the required documentation.

To complete an application please visit the Online Application Website, and follow the directions to login or create a new account if you have not access the site previously. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions and review all required documents and eligibility criteria to ensure you qualify for this program. You will not be able to complete your application without all the required documents.

Applicants without computer and/or scanner access may use the Application Center located at 520 West Lake Mary Boulevard, Suite 100 Sanford, FL 32773. The Application Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm with the exception of county observed holidays. The application center is self-serve and available on a first come, first serve walk-in basis.

For more information, please contact our office at 407-665-2300.

For additional community resources please contact the United Way by dialing 211 or 407-839-4357.

Deposit Assistance

The Community Assistance Deposit Program is available to households experiencing homelessness or are in imminent danger of becoming homeless due to court eviction, non-renewal of lease, or foreclosure that occurred in Seminole County. Funds can be used to pay for security and utility deposits which include the following items: rental security, key deposit/fee, cleaning deposit/fee, utility deposits and connection fees for electricity, water, sewer, trash, or gas.

Assistance cannot be provided if the household has signed a lease prior to receiving approval from the county. This program provides one-time assistance and does not provide ongoing monthly rental payments. Household must have a gross annual income at or below 120% Area Median Income. If approved, the monthly rental amount cannot exceed 50% of the household’s monthly income and cannot exceed the Fair Market Rent for Seminole County. Assistance is available to eligible households once every three years.

Emergency Assistance is not provided, and the processing time can be several weeks. Interested applicants must complete an online application and provide the required documentation.

To complete an application please visit the Online Application Website, and follow the directions to login or create a new account if you have not access the site previously. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions and review all required documents and eligibility criteria to ensure you qualify for this program. You will not be able to complete your application without all the required documents.

Applicants without computer and/or scanner access may use the Application Center located at 520 West Lake Mary Boulevard, Suite 100 Sanford, FL 32773. The Application Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm with the exception of county observed holidays. The application center is self-serve and available on a first come, first serve walk-in basis.

For more information, please contact our office at 407-665-2300.

For additional community resources please contact the United Way by dialing 211 or 407-839-4357.

                                    120% of Area Median Income (as of 4/01/2024)

$81,120

$92,640

$104,280

$115,800

$125,160

$134,400

$143,640

$152,880

$162,120

$171,384

Prevention Assistance