Columbus Dispatch

As federal pandemic rent assistance ends, Columbus gets creative with much smaller program

Federal Emergency Rental Assistance dollars from the COVID-era must be spent by the end of September. Columbus and county renters received over $200 million in assistance since 2021. Now, Columbus is ...
AOL

As Relief Programs Expire, Rent Is Rising Sharply Across the US

Renters in the United States are getting a double dose of bah and humbug as the holidays approach: a sharp rise in rental rates across the country just as many rental relief programs have expired.
La Crosse Tribune

Rent relief helped prevent more than one million evictions in 2021

The federal government's emergency rental assistance program helped prevent more than one million evictions last year. An estimated 1.36 million renters avoided an eviction filing in 2021 as a result ...
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New study uncovers surprising benefit to Biden-era rental assistance program

In 2021, during the Biden administration, Congress created the Emergency Rental Assistance program to prevent evictions among low-income renters during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the period of ...
Columbus Dispatch

Pandemic rental assistance is ending. Here's who can still help Columbus renters

A COVID-era federal rental assistance program in Columbus and Franklin County is ending on September 30. The program distributed over $218 million to residents during its operation. Several new and ...