What is the Bring It Home Program?

Bring It Home is a rental assistance program that helps eligible low-income Minnesota households with rent support. The program is intended for households who are cost burdened by rent.

What does cost burdened mean?

A household is considered cost burdened when it pays more than 30% of annual household income toward rent.

Can I apply if I already have Section 8?

No. Households receiving federal tenant-based Section 8 assistance or living in a unit with project-based Section 8 assistance are not eligible.

Does the rent amount include utilities?

Yes. The listed payment standard includes utilities.

Can I transfer or port this assistance to another area?

No. Portability is not allowed under the Bring It Home Program.

Bring It Home Rental Assistance Program

The Bring It Home Rental Assistance Program provides tenant-based rental assistance to eligible Minnesota households that are rent-burdened. This program is designed to help low-income households find and maintain stable housing by reducing the amount they pay in monthly rent.

Program Information

Application

Program Overview

Bring It Home, also known as the Bring It Home Rental Assistance Program, is a Minnesota rental assistance program that provides rent support to eligible households. The program serves cost-burdened households earning up to 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) or less. Minnesota Housing describes the program as rental assistance for low-income families across Minnesota, with priority given to households earning under 30% AMI that include children.

A household is considered cost-burdened when it pays more than 30% of its annual income toward rent.

Who May Be Eligible?

Households may be eligible to apply for the Bring It Home Rental Assistance Program if they:

Are a Minnesota resident
All Households “must” have children 18 or younger to qualify
Have an annual income of up to 50% of the Area Median Income, as determined by HUD and adjusted for household size
Pay more than 30% of annual household income toward rent
Are not currently receiving any other government/state/county assistance for housing
Are not currently living in a unit receiving project-based Section 8 assistance

These eligibility points match the local Cloquet-Carlton HRA program information and align with the eligibility language used by other HRA program pages in Minnesota.

How to Apply

Interested households should contact Cloquet-Carlton HRA to learn more about application availability, eligibility review, required documentation, and next steps.