In 2020, the city provided nearly $34 million in rental assistance to 16,000 households that qualified.
Author: Dustin Grove
Updated: 11:26 PM EST February 24, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS — The City of Indianapolis will re-open its rental assistance portal "in the next few weeks," according to a spokesperson in the Mayor's Office, to help those struggling to make payments due to COVID-19.
In 2020, the city provided nearly $34 million in rental assistance to 16,000 households that qualified.
This year, another $29 million will come from federal funding approved by Congress in December, along with an additional $6 million from the city’s general fund.
"It is the lifeblood, frankly, for both renters and landlords," Mayor Joe Hogsett told 13News. "This is not a one-sided program that is designed simply to protect people who need shelter to maintain their shelter. It also has been important to the landlords who otherwise would go - in some cases - months without the rent that their businesses require."