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Miami-Dade County Employee Housing Assistance Programs

Original title: Housing Assistance Programs

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The Frame

What this does

County employees can access specific financial mechanisms to address housing costs or homeownership goals using their accrued leave time.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Miami-Dade County employees

Employees with three or more years of service may convert accrued leave into funds for housing-related expenses.

What changed

No recent stage movement in the current record.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

Miami-Dade County offers housing assistance programs that allow eligible employees with at least three years of service to convert into funds for down payments, closing costs, or rent and mortgage payments. The initiative includes specific programs for first-time homebuyers and emergency housing needs.

Key Facts

  • Employees must have at least three years of service to be eligible for the leave-conversion housing programs.
  • Accrued annual leave can be used for down payments, closing costs, or overdue rent/mortgage payments.
  • The People and Internal Operations Department manages these employee benefits.
  • The County also provides separate housing programs for the general public, such as the Affordable Homeownership Program.

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I eligible for the employee housing assistance programs?
You are eligible if you are a Miami-Dade County employee who has been employed by the County for at least three years.
What can I use my accrued leave for under these programs?
You can use it toward a down payment, closing costs, or current or overdue rent or mortgage payments.

Why It Matters

County employees can access specific financial mechanisms to address housing costs or homeownership goals using their accrued leave time.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

A STREET STRATEGIES

on behalf of National Association of Convenience Stores

2026

FUEL/GAS/OILBANKINGTOBACCOTAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

Issues relating to renewable fuels and energy policy Issues relating to UST regulations Issues relating to renewable fuels standard implementation Issues relating to retailer liability associated with selling alternative and renewable fuels Issues relating to the gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax Issues relating to Biodiesel Blenders' Tax Credit Issues relating to the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property tax credit Issues relating to Gas prices and fuel markets, price gouging E15 RVP waiver

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

MADISON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

on behalf of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST

CURE SMA

$75,000

OGR

on behalf of WALNUT HILL ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF LOEWS HOTELS & CO

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

on behalf of Cleveland Clinic Foundation

$140,000

2025

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAID

Tax exemption issues Cybersecurity Quantum legislation Research funding Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program Artificial Intelligence Appropriations

1607 STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of Stonington Global OBO TL Management

2025

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAID

Issues affecting New York's Consumer Directed Patient Assistance Program (CDPAP).

1607 STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of Stonington Global OBO TL Management

2024

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAID

Issues affecting New York's Consumer Directed Patient Assistance Program (CDPAP).

1607 STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association

2021

INSURANCEBUDGET/APPROPRIATIONS

Marijuana impairment research.

1607 STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association

2021

INSURANCEBUDGET/APPROPRIATIONS

Issues related to the reauthorization and implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program. Issues related to the reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Marijuana impairment research.

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Sources

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www.miamidade.gov

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