Welcome to the Peoples Guide Sacramento City & County
Welcome to the Peoples Guide Sacramento City & County

CalWORKs Housing Support Program [HSP]

CalWORKs Housing Support Program [HSP]:

HSP is a voluntary program available for eligible CalWORKs recipients living in Sacramento County.  Receiving HSP will not change your CalWORKs grant

Benefits:

  • Rent deposits
  • Rent:  80% of household income
  • Utility deposits
  • Overdue utility bills
  • Rent subsidies: Up to 5 months
  • Vendor payments
  • Case management services to help families stay in their housing
  • Help finding housing

HSP will not be issued if:

  • You find housing outside or move out of Sacramento County
  • You move out of housing after a housing payment has been made
  • Your family become ineligible for the CalWORKs program
  • You do not find approvable housing
  • You do not cooperate with the rules of the HSP program
  • Funding for HSP services is no longer available

Housing Support Enrollment Form: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/calworks/res/pdf/HSP/SacramentoEnrollmentForm.pdf