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SMART HOUSING PROGRAM

About SMART Housing Units

The City of Austin created the Safe, Mixed-Income, Accessible, Reasonably Priced, Transit-Oriented (SMART) housing program to help make rent costs more affordable. That name is a bit of a mouthful, which is why you’ll hear it more commonly referred to as SMART housing.


SMART housing was designed to help students who are receiving need-based financial aid or are working to independently pay for college and living costs. There are two ways you can qualify for SMART housing:

  • Need-Based Financial Aid
  • Low-to-moderate Income Requirement

Qualifications and Supporting Documents

  • Need-Based Financial Aid

    The first way to qualify for SMART housing is if you receive any need-based financial aid. This form of qualification is fairly simple; if you check your UT Direct CASH page, you can view a list of any financial aid that you have received. If any of the aid on your personal list matches one that appears on the approved need-based financial aid list, regardless of the amount, you qualify!

  • Low-to-moderate Income Requirement

    The second way to qualify for SMART housing is if you fall within the low-to-moderate income bracket. In most cases, this means if you demonstrate that the income of the person paying for your apartment is between 50% and 80% of the Austin area’s median income, you will qualify for SMART housing.

  • Supporting Documentation

    Next, you will demonstrate that you qualify by providing your leasing consultant with supporting documentation. If you qualify through financial aid, a screenshot of your UT Direct CASH page is generally sufficient. If you qualify through income, you have a few options regarding which documentation to submit:

    • W2
    • 1040
    • A letter from an employer
    • Three pay stubs
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