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Verifying for Arizona's Emergency Rental Assistance Program

The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) works with ID.me to verify your identity for emergency rental assistance benefits. Users who visit Arizona DES’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) portal will be required to verify their identity in order to continue with their application. This article outlines how to verify your identity for Arizona’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

How to verify

Follow the steps below to verify your identity.

1. Begin with Arizona DES

To get started:

  1. Go to the AZ Emergency Rental Assistance Program site.
  2. Select Apply for Assistance.
  3. Select Apply now, then select Sign in with ID.me. You’ll be automatically redirected to ID.me’s sign-in page.

2. Verify your identity

You can verify your identity for Arizona’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program using self-service. For steps to verify your identity, visit Verifying for state benefits and services.

If you can’t complete the verification process due to an issue with your documents, you will be routed to verify your identity over a video call.

After you verify

After you verify your identity, you can sign in to your Arizona DES account to view and manage your benefits.

Rental assistance resources

Arizona’s Department of Economic Security has emergency rental assistance resources for renters and landlords. For more information, visit their site: