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× Jersey City approved 1,600 resident applications for rent and utility relief grants to help low-income residents struggling amid the pandemic. More than 1,600 low-income households in Jersey City will receive rent relief and utility assistance through the Jersey City COVID-19 Hardship Assistance Program, according to Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation. According to the city, 95-percent of applicants for the $2.5 million in grant money will be provided to residents in The Heights and southwest sections of the city through local nonprofit partners. Of the 1,638 applicants, 27 percent lived in Ward F, 20 percent lived in Ward B, 19 Percent lived in Ward A, 17 percent lived in Ward C, 12 percent lived in Ward D, and 5 percent lived in Ward E.

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