COVID-19 pandemic, eviction moratorium makes exiting homelessness more difficult
Port Huron Times Herald
While social safety nets enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic downturn most likely prevented an increase in homelessness, there was a shift in those who faced it.
At the same time, a shortage of housing in St. Clair and Sanilac counties has made the transition out of homelessness more difficult.
Eviction diversion program, moratorium likely prevented increase in homeless population
Kathleen Swantek, executive director for Blue Water Developmental Housing, said social safety nets most likely prevented an increase in the homeless population. Safety nets included and eviction diversion program and a Centers for Disease Control moratorium on evictions due to lost wages or extraordinary out-of-pocket medical costs through March 31.