About 89% of Rental Assistance Funds Have Not Been Distributed, Figures Show
Just $1.7 billion in funds intended to prevent eviction were disbursed in July as the White House braces for a Supreme Court decision that could strike down its eviction moratorium.
The $46.5 billion rental aid program created to pay rent accrued during the pandemic continues to disburse money at a slow pace, as the White House braces for a Supreme Court order that could strike down a new national moratorium on evictions.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, funded in the two federal pandemic relief packages passed over the last year, sputtered along in July, with just $1.7 billion being distributed by state and local governments, according to the Treasury Department, which oversees the program.
The money meted out was a modest increase from the prior month, bringing the total aid disbursed to about $5.1 billion, figures released early Wednesday showed, or roughly 11 percent of the cash allocated by Congress to avoid an eviction crisis that many housing experts now see as increasingly likely.
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The State of Florida has to be the worst when landlords apply for rental aid. They make you wait for hours and many times they disconnect you. They lie and give you the run around as to what documents are needed to qualify. If you get lucky and you’re finally approved you are unable to log in to your account. Finally they approved you for just two months and if you want more, like I do because my tenant is behind eight months thanks to the moratorium they tell you you have to reapply. What a nightmare. Where is my Governor when we need him. Probably busy telling people not to wear masks.