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The state will immediately put $160 million of that money into the Virginia Rent Relief Program, which is funded by the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. The rest of the money will be released on an as-needed basis, and the entire program will be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, according to Mr. Northam’s office.
Virginia renters will be able to apply the new relief funds toward past-due rent stretching back to April and up until May this year. Total assistance cannot exceed 15 months per household.
The Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program was established in June and has provided $83.7 million for 24,294 rent and mortgage payments, with the majority of recipients being families with children, state officials said.
MARK ROBINSON | Richmond Times-Dispatch
RICHMOND â Virginiaâs pot for rent relief has grown by more than half a billion dollars, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday.
A $524 million infusion of federal funding will bolster the stateâs effort to aid tenants who have fallen behind on rent or utility payments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of households around the state owe back rent with a federal moratorium on evictions for nonpayment scheduled to expire at the end of next month.
âThere continues to be an overwhelming need for additional relief to help those struggling to make ends meet,â Northam stated in a release. âThis new federal funding will provide an important lifeline to individuals and families, and bolster our ongoing work to address housing affordability in the Commonwealth.â
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More from a press release:
Governor Ralph Northam today announced $524 million in new federal funding to help keep Virginia families in their homes amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) is funded through the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program included in the recent federal stimulus package and will assist households and landlords with rent payments to avoid eviction. Governor Northam made the announcement at Gilliam Place Apartments, which is owned by the nonprofit organization Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing.
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