SECTION 811

Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program

Do you have a non-elderly client with a disability, ready to transition to independent living?

The Section 811 Program may be able to place them in an affordable project-based rental unit in the community.

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The Section 811 Program ensures affordability, support, independence, and accessibility.

  • Requires participants to be offered supportive services by a BHDDH-approved provider
  • Provides the independence of living on your own
  • Units are equipped with accessibility features
  • Participants in the Section 811 program pay 30% of their income for rent and utilities
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Eligibility Requirements

Individuals with a disability who are:

  • Between the ages of 18 – 61
  • High Medicaid beneficiaries
  • Extremely low income

Additionally, qualified applicants must be:

Individuals living in institutional settings who are:

  • Leaving nursing homes, group homes or hospitals
  • At serious risk of entering an institution or congregate care setting
  • Housing is unstable and/or their needs cannot be met in current housing
  • At risk of homelessness as demonstrated by CES or BHDDH
  • High users of Medicaid services currently homeless and open to the RI HMIS and CES housing queue

HOW TO APPLY

Landlords/Property Managers

If you are a developer or a property manager that meets the criteria listed in the Section 811 Fact Sheet, please contact Katie Michaud at kmichaud@rihousing.com to learn about upcoming opportunities to apply.

Service Providers

If you would like to refer a client, you must attend a training with BHDDH and RIHousing. For training information, please contact

Closing RIHousing Section 811 waitlist effective April 16, 2025 – 03/17/2025

Release of Information – RIHousing

Release of Information – RI BHDDH

Release of Information – Property Management

Healthy Housing, Healthy Communities (H3C) Initiative

RIHousing Healthy Housing, Healthy Communities (H3C) Plan
Rhode Island Health and Housing Tool Kit
Rhode Island Health and Housing Took Kit – Appendix A-K

Are you a Newport resident?

Check whether your current residence is located within an eligible census tract.

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Only residents of census tract 405 are eligible for the FirstGenHomeRI pilot program.

The map on the left shows the approximated eligible region.

Unsure if your address is part of the eligible region?

Type in your address below to find out (Include street #, street name, Newport, RI).

Data mapped by PolicyMap, an online GIS mapping tool.

Do you live in Central Falls, Pawtucket, Newport or East Providence?

Check whether your current residence is located within an eligible census tract for application prioritization.

Applications from residents who live in the census tract listed below are prioritized.

Central Falls 44007010900, 44007010800, 44007011100, 44007011000
Pawtucket 44007016000, 44007015300, 44007015100, 44007015200, 44007015500, 44007016600, 44007016700, 44007017000, 44007017100, 44007016100, 44007016400
Newport 44005040500, 44005041100
East Providence 44007010100, 44007010501

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