No. Funding for rent and utility assistance is limited and not guaranteed.

No. Funding is not available for rent and utilities incurred after August 31, 2022.

No. Funding for relocation assistance is no longer available.

Funding is available for rent and utility arrears incurred between the months of April 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 only. There is no funding available for arrears incurred after August 31, 2022.

United Lift cannot fund rent and utilities incurred after August 31, 2022. Tenants must pay rent and utilities beginning September 1, 2022, even if they have a pending application with United Lift.

The agencies and programs below offer additional resources for those still unable to make rent or utility payments beginning September 1, 2022: 

• Housing Authority of the County of Riverside (Section 8, voucher programs) 
• Utility Assistance 
• Senior Advocates of the Desert(60+) 
• Smiles for Seniors (65+) 
• Catholic Charities 
• Salvation Army 

If you applied through Inland SoCal United Way (West and Southwest Riverside County), please call 211 or email rentalassistance@iscuw.org

If you applied through Lift to Rise (Coachella Valley and East Riverside County), please email team@unitedlift.org 

Please note that after applying, you’ll receive automated emails with updates on your status. You may also check your status at any time by choosing your city or community in the application status portal and logging in with the email address submitted in your application.

It is important to choose the correct city or community as the county is served by two separate organizations—Lift to Rise and Inland SoCal United Way.

If you received an eligibility determination before January 18, 2023, then you have 30 days from the date of the determination to appeal.

If you received an eligibility determination after January 18, 2023, then you have 15 days from the date of the determination to appeal.

Both tenants and landlords can appeal an application decision.

There are two ways you can appeal the decision on your application:

1. Use the “Submit Feedback” tool on our contact page and select “Appeal Decision” from the drop-down menu
2. Email all of the following information to Riverside County at unitedliftcomplaints@rivco.org
   • Your first and last name;
   • The response identification number for your rental assistance application;
   • The name of the organization that processed your application; and
   • The final decision the organization provided, as well as your reason to appeal that decision.

Yes. Use the “Submit Feedback” tool on our contact page and select “Fraud” from the drop-down menu.