Newton City Hall.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff Newton officials have extended the cityâs COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Program to help local households that have faced a loss of income due during the pandemic and struggle with housing costs, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said in a statement. The cityâs Community Preservation Committee voted earlier this month to extend the programâs assistance to qualified households from three months to as many as eight months, according to Fuller. The program is aimed at Newton renters who earn 80 percent or less of the area median income, according to the statement. Thatâs roughly $113,000 for a family of four, according to the cityâs Housing & Community Development Division.