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Akukulu

Homeowners’ and Renters’ Tax Credit Applications Now Available Online ለቤት ባለቤቶች እና ተከራዮች የታክስ ክሬዲት ተመላሽ ብርNew 

በምትኖሩበት ስቴት ያለውን ተመሳሳይ ፕሮግራም ፈልጋችሁ መማልከት ትችላላችሁ። የሚሪላንድ የግብር ሰብሳቢዎች ድርጅት የቤት ባለቤቶች እና ተከራዮች ለ2023 የቤት ታክስ ክሬዲት ማመልከት እንዲጀምሩ አስታወሰ።ለዚሁ መመልከቻ የቀነ ገደቡ ኦክቶበር 1 2023 ነው። ይህ ፕሮግራም እንደገቢያቸው መጠን ነዋሪዎች የሚገባቸውን ተመላሽ ብር እንዲያገኙ ይረዳል። SDAT’s 2023 Homeowners’ and Renters’ Tax Credit Applications Now Available Online BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) today announced that applications for the 2023 Homeowners’ and Renters’ Tax Credit programs, which saved Marylanders more than $58.3 million in FY22, are now available online. The deadline to file for both tax credits is October 1, 2023. “We continue to enhance our online tax credit application system to make it faster and easier than ever for Marylanders to apply for these important tax credits,“ said Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Director Michael Higgs. “We are committed to helping Maryland’s hard-working taxpayers save money on their rent or annual property tax bill, and strongly encourage all eligible residents to apply for the homeowners’ or renters’ tax credits this year.” The Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit Program provides tax relief for eligible homeowners by setting a limit on the amount of property taxes owed based on their income. Applications received and approved by April 15, 2023, will be included on the initial July tax bill. If a resident has already paid their property taxes and applies by October 1, any tax credit that the homeowner may be eligible for will be refunded by their county finance office. In FY22, 37,805 eligible homeowners received an average of $1,464 in tax relief. The Renters’ Property Tax Credit Program similarly provides tax relief for eligible renters who pay high monthly rent relative to their total income. The majority of recipients of this credit are Marylanders aged 60 or older, but the program is also available to those who receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a federal government disability pension, a federal military disability pension, or are certified as being disabled by a local health officer. Renters under age 60 with at least one dependent who meet certain income guidelines may also be eligible. This credit is issued in the form of a direct check payment of up to $1,000 a year. In FY22, 6,636 eligible renters received an average of $446 in tax relief. All Marylanders who received a Homeowners’ or Renters’ Tax Credit in 2022 were mailed a complimentary 2023 application to their home address. To determine whether you are eligible to receive a tax credit, please visit the department’s online tax credit system. To download an application, please visit https://dat.maryland.gov/Pages/Tax-Credit-Programs.aspx.​ While completing a tax credit application, Marylanders are advised to please read the instructions carefully, provide all required documentation, and to review the application to ensure that all fields have been completed before submitting it to the department. Homeowners may also be eligible to receive a Homestead Tax Credit to limit taxable assessment increases on their principal residence. To determine eligibility, homeowners may complete a one-time application online, which is available to complete all year. Many counties and municipalities also offer additional residential tax credits. If a resident is approved to receive the state homeowners’ credit, they may automatically receive local supplemental homeowners’ credits for which they are eligible. To ensure that eligible tax credit recipients submit their applications by the required deadline, the department strongly encourages all homeowners and renters in Maryland to sign up for our email distribution list to receive timely reminders and general news updates. https://dat.maryland.gov/realproperty/Pages/Homeowners%27-Property-Tax-Credit-Program.aspx https://dat.maryland.gov/realproperty/Pages/Renters%27-Tax-Credits.aspx

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Akukulu

Weatherization Assistance Program የዌዘራይዜሽን እርዳታ ፕሮግራም

የዌዘራይዜሽን እርዳታ ፕሮግራም ቤታችሁ የክራይም ይሁን የግል በኤሌትሪክ ፍጆታው ላይ ብክነት አንዳይኖርበት ማሻሻያ የሚያደረግ ነው።መስኮቶቹ በአግባቡ የማይገጥሙ ከሆነ ወይም በበሮች ዙሪያ ክፍተት ካለ የሃይል ብክነት ይታይበታል።እነዚህንም ክፍተቶች በመጠገን የኤሌትሪክ ሃይል መቆጠብ ይቻላል።በዚህ ፕሮግራም ለመረዳት በምትኖሩበት ስቴት እና ካውንቲ ማመልከቻ ማስገባት ያስፈልጋል። Each year the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), hosts Continuous Improvement Workshops to engage with WAP network stakeholders on tangible ways to improve program implementation.   Two Continuous Improvement Workshops will be held in 2023. The first workshop will be in-person and offer two tracks: improving contractor outreach and engagement; and removing barriers to weatherizing multifamily properties. The second workshop will be virtual and will focus on innovative programs and partnerships that can help grow the impact of WAP. Details for each workshop are shown below:  Workshop #1: Contractor Engagement & Multifamily Weatherization*   Monday, April 17, 2023, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. PT   In-person, in coordination with the National Home Performance Conference in Seattle, WA.   Workshop #2: Innovation and Partnerships   Wednesday, July 19, 2023, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. MT   Virtual.   These workshops are open to all WAP stakeholders and offer an opportunity for participants to identify challenges and solutions that will be shared with the Department of Energy.   To participate, submit an application by 5 p.m. PT on Friday, January 27, 2023. Applicants will be notified of status by Friday, February 10.   Questions about the application or workshops may be directed to weatherization.support@nrel.gov.    *Please note, a per diem reimbursement is available to current and prospective weatherization contractors to help cover the costs of attending this event. WAP agencies can utilize Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) funds to help cover these costs for staff or existing contractors. Current WAP contractors can utilize the per diem reimbursement OR T&TA funds, not both.    To view all active and archived Weatherization Memorandums and Program Notices, please visit the Program Notices and Memorandums webpage. https://www.energy.gov/scep/wap/weatherization-assistance-program

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Akukulu

FHA Positive Rental Payment History ኤፍኤችኤ-በሰዓቱ የተከፈለ የቤት ክራይ ታሪክ ያስፈልጋል

የመጀመሪያ ቤት ገዢዎች የተሟላ የቤት ኪራይ ክፍያ ታሪክ ላለፉት 12 ወራት ማሳየት አለባቸው ሲል ኤፍኤችኤ መመሪያ አውጥቷል።የቤት ኪራይ ታሪኩ ላለፉት 12 ወራት መሆን አለበት።የመጀመሪያ ቤት ገዢ ማለት ላለፉት ሶስት ዓመታት በግል ስሙ/ሟ የቤት ባለቤትነት ያልተመዘገበ ነው።በተጨማሪ የተጠየቁትን ማስረጃዎች ማቅረብ ይኖርባቸዋል። Positive Rental Payment History (TOTAL) (II.A.4.b.iii (L)) (1) Definitions Positive Rental Payment History refers to the on time payment by a borrower of all rental payments in the previous 12 months. A rental payment is considered to be on time when it is paid within the month due. Mortgagee Letter 2022-17, Continued 3 A First Time Homebuyer refers to an individual who has not held an ownership interest in another property in the three years prior to the case number assignment. First Time Homebuyer includes an individual who is divorced or legally separated and who has had no ownership interest in a principal residence (other than joint ownership interest with a spouse) during the three years prior to case https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/2022-17hgnml.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery  

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Akukulu

Homeowner Assistance Fund የቤት ባለቤቶች የሞርጌጅ እርዳታ

በቤት ሞርጌጅ እና በፍጆታ ክፍያችሁ ወደኋላ የቀራችሁ ለመንግስት እርዳታ መስፈርቱን ለምታሟሉ በየስቴታችሁ የሚሰጥ እርዳታ አዘጋጅቷል።እርዳታው በቤተሰባችሁ ብዛት ቁጥር እና ገቢያችሁ ታይቶ ይሰጣችኋል።በማስፈንጠሪያው ይጠቀሙ። The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) is a $9.961 billion federal program to help households who are behind on their mortgages and other housing-related expenses due to the impacts of COVID-19. The HAF program is overseen by the U.S. Treasury Department and administered by the states, territories, and tribes. https://www.ncsha.org/homeowner-assistance-fund/

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Akukulu

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Search አፋጣኝ የቤት ኪራይ እርዳታ መፈለጊያ

በኮቪድ ወረርሽኝ ምክንያት ከስራ የተፈናቀሉ ፡ ገቢያቸው የቀነሰ ፡ እና በበሽታው ተጠቅተው የጤና መታወክ የደረሰባቸው የቤት ክራይ መክፈል ስላልቻሉ መንግስት በየስቴታቸው አፋጣኝ እርዳታ ይሰጣል።በአሁኑ ጊዜ የተከፈቱ የቤት ኪራይ እርዳታ ፕሮግራሞች አሉ።እነዚህን እርዳታዎች ማስፈንጠሪያውን በመጫን መፈለግ ይችላሉ።መስፈርቱን ለማሟላት የግልዎትን መረጃዎች ይሞላሉ። To meet this need, the Emergency Rental Assistance program makes funding available to assist households that are unable to pay rent or utilities. Two separate programs have been established: ERA1 provides up to $25 billion under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was enacted on December 27, 2020, and ERA2 provides up to $21.55 billion under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was enacted on March 11, 2021. The funds are provided directly to states, U.S. territories, local governments, and (in the case of ERA1) Indian tribes. Grantees use the funds to provide assistance to eligible households through existing or newly created rental assistance programs. https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/emergency-rental-assistance-program

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