Military HAP Housing Assistance Program
The Housing Assistance Program for military personnel has changed a lot over the last 3-4 months. In the Sacramento office, the staff went from 3 to more than 10 and the number of applications went from a few hundred to over 2000 thousand!
Expansion HAP by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
These FAQs and more can be found at the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) website.
- Wounded members of the Armed Forces (30% or greater disability) and wounded Department of Defense (DoD) and Coast Guard civilian homeowners reassigned in furtherance of medical treatment or rehabilitation or due to medical retirement in connection with their disability;
- Surviving spouses of the fallen
- Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 impacted homeowners relocating during the mortgage crisis; and
- Service member homeowners undergoing Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves during the mortgage crisis.
- Wounded, Injured, and Ill. Within this category, applications will generally be processed in chronological order of the wound, injury, or illness.
- Surviving Spouses. Within this category, applications will generally be processed in chronological order of the date of death of the member or employee.
- BRAC 2005 Members and Civilian Employees. Within this category, applications will generally be processed in chronological order of the date of job elimination.
- Permanently Reassigned Members of the Armed Forces. Within this category, applications will generally be processed beginning with the earliest report-not-later-than date of PCS orders.
ELIGIBILITY
Q: Who is eligible for Expanded HAP assistance?
- Wounded, Injured, or Ill service members and DoD (including Coast Guard) civilian employees
- The surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces or of a civilian employee whose spouse dies as the result of a wound, injury, or illness incurred in the line of duty
- Base Realignment and Closure 2005 impacted service members and civilians
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) servicemembers
To qualify, a service member must have:
- owned home prior to July 1, 2006.
- have PCS orders dated between February 1, 2006 and September 30, 2010
- be reassigned to a new duty station or home port outside a 50-mile radius of the member’s former duty station or home port. The orders must specify a report-no-later-than date of on or before February 28, 2010. These dates may be extended to September 30, 2012 at the discretion of the DUSD(I&E) based on availability of funds.
- suffered at least a 10% home value loss between July 1, 2006 and date of application for Expanded HAP benefits for the county/parish/city in which the primary residence is located, and
- 10% decline of personal home value loss from the date of purchase to date of sale.
<!--For initial implementation, Permanently Reassigned Members of the Armed Forces must have received qualifying orders to relocate dated between February 1, 2006, and December 31, 2009. The orders must specify a report-no-later-than date of on or before February 28, 2010. These dates may be extended to September 30, 2012 at the discretion of the DUSD(I&E) based on availability of funds. -->
Tax documents will be certified by the HQUSACE Finance Center, and distributed to applicants and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on an annual basis.
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