Help With Rent, Mortgage, and Utilities

If you are struggling to pay your rent or mortgage, Buncombe County’s Covid Housing Assistance Program may be able to help. Financial assistance is available to people affected by the pandemic who need support with rent, mortgage, or utilities. To qualify, households must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • The applicant/household lost income due to Covid-19.

  • There is a sustainability plan to pay shelter expenses going forward after the County assists with past due bills.

  • Income limit of 200% of the federal poverty level ($52,400) for a family of four.

To apply or ask questions, call (828) 250-5500 to be connected with a caseworker. Or you can click here to view/print the application online, then e-mail it to dssmail@bumcombecounty.org or mail it to Health and Human Services at PO Box 7408, Asheville, 28802.