January 25 The City of Santa Fe successfully spent the majority of its allocated $17.5 million CARES Act funds by the Dec. 31 deadline thanks to the state s decision to allow cities and counties to use some of the funds on public health and safety payroll, according to a report officials released Monday. In November, the state made a change that allowed spending on wages for health and safety personnel amid fears that municipalities might not be able to distribute the funds in time and recognition that cities and counties were spending extra on community health and safety staffing needs during the pandemic. Santa Fe took full advantage of the change, while also spending millions to help families make it through the winter.
The United States was facing a housing crisis long before the COVID-19 pandemic one driven by high rental costs, a shrinking availability of quality housing, wage stagnation that has particularly challenged renter households and racial inequities embedded within the housing system. With evictions as one outcome of this crisis, pre-pandemic statistics estimate that one out of every 20 renters face an eviction each year, with the rate for Black renters more dire at one out of every 11 households. The long-lasting and damaging effects of eviction, and its disproportionate impact on low-income Black, Latinx, and Asian households, have only been exacerbated by the economic slowdown, surge in unemployment and health crisis resulting from the current pandemic.
Housing alliance says thousands in Northern Virginia are missing out on rental assistance
Up to 40 million Americans were at risk of eviction this year if the economic status of the country remained dismal, highlighted by an August Aspen Institute report. Author: Matthew Torres Updated: 6:51 PM EST December 30, 2020
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Tens of millions of renters in the country struggling during the pandemic can avoid eviction for at least one more month.
The latest $900 billion stimulus package signed by President Donald Trump last Sunday included $25 billion for rental assistance and the extension of a national eviction ban through Jan. 31.
Approximately $900 million of the funds will go towards communities across Virginia, according to the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (NVAHA). How much of the money will be dispersed in certain jurisdictions will be determined at a later date.
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