From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, US housing advocates warned that nationwide government assistance to help renters cover months of back-owed rent was the only way to stave off an eviction crisis in the long term. Now, a month after the expiration of the federal eviction moratorium, the distribution of rent relief at the state and local level has become all the more important.
The US Treasury reported on Sept. 24 that states and cities had distributed $7.7 billion in emergency rental assistance in nearly 1.4 million payments by the end of August, representing 16% of the overall federal pot. August saw the most money distributed so far, reaching 420,000 households, up from 365,000 in July.
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