Mercer County providing funds for those most in need of rental assistance
Mercer County providing funds for those most in need of rental assistance
Renters statewide and nationally have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mercer County officials are seeking to support the county’s most in need on catch up on rent after being awarded close to $11 million in federal funds. The federal funds are from the latest signed $900 billion stimulus package back in December 2020.
The county’s new grant funds are designed to help individuals, specifically the most vulnerable residents, avoid eviction as the pandemic continues and also help with past due utilities. Those eligible are only Mercer County renters and applications opened on March 1.
As Arizona housing prices rise, wages are not keeping up
In Arizona, wages are not keeping up with the rising costs of housing.
and last updated 2021-03-02 20:43:59-05
In Arizona, wages are not keeping up with the rising costs of housing.
Workers need to make $21.10 an hour to afford a market-rate 2-bedroom rental, according to a 2020 report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). That wage amount increases to $22.56 in Maricopa County.
But that same report showed the median hourly wage did not reach $21.10 for more than 900,000 jobs in Arizona, including retail workers, bookkeeping clerks, office workers and customer service representatives.
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