South Carolina has launched a new program for rental and utility assistance called "SC Stay Plus"
SC Stay Plus: https://www.schousing.com/Home/SC-Stay-Plus
SC Housing will administer
the program with approximately $272 million in funding. Renters who
qualify may receive up to 12 months of assistance for rent and utility payments
dating back to March 2020. Applicants may also qualify for up to 3 months of
future rent assistance.
SC Stay Plus is available to
South Carolina renters in 39 counties; however, seven counties were directly
funded by the U.S. Treasury and will operate their own assistance
programs. Residents of these seven counties should apply to their county
program at this time: Anderson, Berkeley, Charleston, Greenville, Horry,
Richland and Spartanburg.
Please see the attached
materials concerning the SC Stay Plus Program. Also, please remove
and disregard any previous information concerning the SC Stay program
and replace it with the attached information about the SC Stay Plus
program.
Note
for HOMEOWNERS: A separate program will be available soon for mortgage
and utility assistance for homeowners. Check the SC Housing website for
more information at www.schousing.com