Community Development

Chester County Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance

  • For information on Chester County Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance, click here.
    • DCD grantees of ERAP Funding will serve individuals and families that:
      • Qualify for unemployment or have experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced financial hardship, during or due, directly or indirectly, to COVID-19.
      • Demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
      • Have a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median (income limits are subject to change per guidance from the federal government)
    • Qualify by meeting at least one of the following criteria:
      • Possess a court-ordered eviction notice
      • Have a utility shutoff notice
      • Require security deposit assistance for moving to a new rental unit in Chester County. Note that a lease must be in place or ready to sign at the time of the 2-1-1 call.
      • 211 Contact Instructions

Experiencing Homelessness? Need rental assistance? 

  • Call 2-1-1.
    Tarde con el pago de la renta? Enfrentando un desalojo? Llame al 2-1-1.
    • Call 211
    • For Homelessness Resources press 2
      • For assistance and resources in Chester County press 2
        • For Homeless Resources press 1
        • For Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance press 2
      • To check on a previous application
        • Call 211
          • For Homelessness Resources press 2
            • For Chester County press 2
            • For Status Update press 3