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The statewide program should start in two weeks and could help with up to 15 months of rent for tenants that have felt the impact of the pandemic.
State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The new program comes after a separate state initiative was criticized for its limited scope and because many landlords declined to participate. More than 1.6 million Texans had little or no confidence in being able to pay next month's rent, according to a January survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Assistance for the new program will only be available to households that make no more than 80% of the area...
State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery fro
/ The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs expects that 80,000 households could benefit from a new rental assistance program. State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The new program comes after a separate state initiative was criticized for its limited scope and because many landlords declined to participate. More than 1.6 million Texans had little or no confidence in being able to pay next month’s rent, according to a January...
State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The new program comes after a separate state initiative was criticized for its limited scope and because many landlords declined to participate. More than 1.6 million Texans had little or no confidence in being able to pay next month’s rent, according to a January survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Assistance for the new program will only be available to households that make no more than 80% of the are...