Funding for the Rental and Mortgage assistance due to COVID has been expended for 2020. Funding and applications will be available in early January 2021.
Visit https://www.mesaaz.gov/government/mesa-cares for more information.
Proof of Income
EARNED and/or UNEARNED income will be considered in determining eligibility for services. The gross amount of income prior to deductions will be counted unless otherwise specified. Income will be counted as received at the time it is made available to the household.
Proof of income for the past 30 days for everyone in the household-this includes paycheck stubs, current benefit award letters, unemployment paperwork, child support information, school financial aid information.
Anyone 18 or older with no income will need to provide written documentation from the income source of the last date employed and last date paid, they will need to write a “0 income statement” which is a letter stating they have had no income and they must provide proof of how they have been surviving without any income.
Proof of Citizenship
BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD
If you were not born in the US, you must give proof of citizenship or legal permanent resident status.
Proof of citizenship - any of the following forms are acceptable, Birth certificate, Passport, passport card, C.I.B., military discharge paperwork or DD-2form, certificate of live birth, recent Social Security income award letter, recent DES nutrition or cash assistance award letter with the name and date of birth.
If born outside of the U.S., please provide proof of or legal permanent resident status or U.S. citizenship. If you have had a name change please include documentation verifying the name change i.e. Court Order, Marriage Certificate.
Utility
Please upload a current copy (with first and last name) of one of the following documents for proof of utility information:
Residency/Landlord Verification, W9, TIN
Please upload a current copy (with first and last name) of one of the following documents for proof of residency information:
AUTHORITY FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION:
By signing below, I agree to participate in the Emergency Services Network and utilize MesaCAN as my primary service agency, I authorize MesaCAN and/or delegate agency to contact any source necessary to establish the accuracy of the information given by me and to release or receive information contained on this form and/or in my case file.
APPLICANT’S STATEMENT OF TRUTH:
Under Penalty of perjury and acknowledged by my signature below, I SWEAR or affirm that the statement made regarding the persons in my home, and the income, resources, property and all other items that pertain to my possible eligibility for benefits are TRUE and CORRECT to the best of my knowledge.
Bajo penalidad de perjurio y reconocido por mi firma abajo, yo juro o afirmo que las declaraciones hechas en cuanto a las personas en mi hogar, y los ingresos, los recursos, propiedad y todas cosas demás que pertenecen a mi elegibilidad posible por beneficios son verdaderos y ciertas según mi leal entender y saber.