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NLIHC: New Research Note “Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in Response to COVID-19” Released Today

on October 29, 2020 in All News by Amy Cola

NLIHC released today a Research Note, Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in Response to COVID-19, that provides a descriptive analysis of over 440 rental assistance programs created or expanded in response to COVID-19. The analysis provides insight into how programs are funded, designed, and implemented. The report finds that, although state and local governments have allocated at least $3.9 billion to emergency rental assistance, the magnitude and duration of need far outstrip available assistance. Most programs (81%) only provide short-term relief up to three months despite the much longer duration thus far of the pandemic and its economic fallout. Furthermore, too few programs specifically target extremely low-income renters, those with the greatest needs.

To view the complete write up on the report's release, featured in NLIHC's electronic newsletter, click here.

Courtesy of NLIHC 

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