New guidelines coming for Philly's COVID rental assistance program —WHYY
3 months ago A system born from crisis In less than a year, Philadelphia has spent $60 million to create an entirely new system of rental assistance. Whether or not the tenant-friendly program or its infrastructure will survive in any form is an open question. “Did we just invest software and hire staff and build a call center that we’re going to have to dismantle in a year?” Heller asked. It’s definitely a possibility. Ideally, he would like flexible federal funding that can be used to provide rent assistance long-term because “it was essential before the pandemic [and] it’s goin...
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