Many states have in recent months returned tens of millions of dollars in unused rental assistance because they have so few renters but only Nebraska has flat out refused the aid.
In her office at a nonprofit in central Nebraska, Karen Rathke routinely encounters residents still stung by the pandemic and hoping to get help with their rent. Rathke, president of the Heartland United Way, was hoping to tap into an additional $120 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance to help them. But that money, part…
Many states have in recent months returned tens of millions of dollars in unused rental assistance because they have so few renters but only Nebraska has flat out refused the aid.