Moving Assistance

February 2026: This program is paused. Please check here for updates. Thank you!

H.O.M.E.’s Moving program is the only program in the City of Chicago to offer moving assistance to low-income seniors

For seniors living on low incomes, a professional moving company can cost over twice their monthly income

All of us deserve to live in clean, well-maintained housing that suits our needs. These needs, however, change as we age and necessitate a move to more accommodating housing. Seniors generally move because a life event has changed their housing needs, such as increased healthcare costs, unaffordable rent increase, substandard conditions, or because they can no longer safely maneuver in their own home.

Whether they choose to move to more accommodating housing within their own neighborhood (about half the moves), or elsewhere within the city, H.O.M.E. helps to stabilize the lives of low-income seniors through its Moving Program.

H.O.M.E.’s Moving Coordinator makes a senior’s move from one Chicago address to another a smooth experience. The Moving Coordinator schedules the move with a vetted commercial moving company and supports seniors before, during, and after the move.

The cost of the move is underwritten by H.O.M.E. on a sliding scale, in addition to a $25 service fee and tips to the movers, for all City of Chicago seniors.

Eligibility Requirements

Clients must be:

Age 62 or over (55+ if disabled).
City of Chicago resident.
Moving from an address in Chicago to an address in Chicago. No moves to or from outside the City limits.
If a senior has a Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher: Moving papers must be in place. Additionally, the new apartment must have passed the inspection.
H.O.M.E. requires at least 2 weeks’ advance notice to complete our move process.

We will:

Schedule your move with vetted commercial movers.

Provide 20 boxes you can use to pack for your move. (H.O.M.E. does not help with packing.)

Make sure you are ready on the scheduled moving day.

Be there on your moving day to give you support and act as your liaison with the movers.

All clients will pay a $25 service fee. We use a sliding fee scale. The client's monthly income determines what percent of the moving company fee they pay.

“With limited income and being very trying times, H.O.M.E. was really ideal and integral at that time. I am just grateful that a service like H.O.M.E. exists.”

— Rev. Dr. Wayne, Moving Program