State Rental Assistance Program Enrollment Period Opens Jan. 13th

Enrollment Period is Monday, January 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until Friday January 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

The New Jersey State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) is a state funded program that provides housing subsidies on behalf of very low-income New Jersey residents, for decent, safe and sanitary housing. Persons applying must meet all applicable SRAP income and eligibility requirements. A total of 6,000 households will be selected through a lottery system to be placed on the State Rental Assistance Program waiting list. You must be eighteen (18) years of age or older or be an emancipated minor to apply.  Please note that only New Jersey residents are eligible to apply for SRAP assistance. 

When:  The open enrollment period is Monday, January 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until Friday January 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  SRAP pre-applications will be selected through a lottery process, therefore, it does not matter when you submit your pre-application as long as you complete it during the open enrollment period.  Every pre-application successfully submitted during the open enrollment period has a chance of being selected during the lottery.

How: SRAP pre-applications are available only on-line.  Submission of a SRAP pre-application does not guarantee placement on the SRAP waiting list; only pre-applications selected via the lottery will be placed on the waiting list. One (1) SRAP pre-application per household per county will be accepted. Duplicate pre-applications will be rejected.  Paper pre-applications will not be distributed or accepted unless a reasonable accommodation is necessary.  Please contact DCA-DHCR at 609-292-4080 and select Option 9 from the menu and request a reasonable accommodation, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. seven days a week, or email at: customer.service@dca.nj.gov., during the opening period.

Where: SRAP pre-applications can be submitted ONLINE with the use of a personal computer, laptop, smart phone, or tablet by going on-line at https://www.WaitlistCheck.com/NJ559.  Pre-applications will be accepted 24hrs a day, beginning Monday, January 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. until Friday January 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.    NO pre-applications will be accepted at the Agency.

Visit https://www.nj.gov/dca/dhcr/offices/srap.shtml for more information.