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FYI / FUP housing vouchers for young adults 18-24 leaving foster care (through the housing authority and child welfare agency)

Kentucky and Indiana · Checked 2026-10-28

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left foster care, or will within 180 days, after age 16 involvement; homeless or at risk; a referral from the child welfare agency

Steps

  1. Tell your caseworker (Kentucky DCBS or Indiana DCS) you need housing and ask about an FYI or FUP voucher.
  2. The child welfare agency refers you to the housing authority; you cannot apply to HUD directly.
  3. Indiana: talk with your DCS case manager or older youth provider (resource guide says FUP and FYI are run by the housing authority with DCS).
  4. Louisville: CHFS refers FUP youth to LMHA (LMHA 2023 plan).
  5. Expect up to 36 months of rent help, possibly 24 more months under FSHO rules.

Is it still open?

Not confirmed yet

Official details

What you can get
may only be used to provide housing assistance for the youth for a maximum of 36 months Official source
Who can get it
Youth at least 18 years and not more than 24 years of age (have not reached their 25th birthday) who left foster care, or will leave foster care within 180 days, Official source
What to bring
Not confirmed yet
How to apply
please reach out to your local HUD office and public housing agency (PHA) Official source
Where to apply
CHFS is responsible for referring FUP families and youths to LMHA for determination of eligibility for rental assistance. Official source
Who decides
The Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative makes Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance available to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in partnership with Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs). Official source
How fast they decide
FSHO provides an FYI youth an extension of the 36-month time limit for up to an additional 24 months if they meet certain requirements. Official source
Keep your benefits during an appeal
Not confirmed yet

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