SOUTHAMPTON A short of affordable housing in town is leading the Select Board and housing advocates to ask residents at a special Town Meeting on Tuesday to create a municipal affordable housing trust that they say is critical to get properties.
Southampton offers rent relief program
Southampton Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/10/2021 10:44:02 AM
SOUTHAMPTON The town has launched a short-term emergency rent relief program for residents who have experienced a COVID-related financial hardship and meet other eligibility requirements.
In addition to living in Southampton and being negatively impacted by COVID, renters must be behind in rent by at least one month and have a household income of no more than 80% of the area’s median income. For a two-person household that income figure is $54,650 and for a four-person household, $68,300.
The town set aside $6,000 in CARES Act funding to set up the program, which is being administered by Community Action Pioneer Valley and will grant awards of up to $1,000.