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Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY A pair of state legislators joined community advocates who hope lawmakers can find ways to mitigate the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that have put many families at risk of losing their homes.
Their overriding concern was the impact homelessness can have on children.
“With the economic downturn, we just knew that renters were going to be even more impacted in terms of housing cost burden. And with the need for affordable housing being greater than ever,” said Sarah Brundage, senior director of public policy at Enterprise Community Partners. She noted there are approximately 11 million households who spend more than half of their income on rent alone.