Rental aid during pandemic boosted mental health

Federal rental assistance distributed during the COVID-19 pandemic did far more than help people stay in their homes. It also ...
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Ending Pandemic Assistance Caused a Homelessness Spike

A new report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development affirms the obvious: ripping away pandemic-era welfare amid inflation and a housing affordability crisis was a complete disaster. The ...
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Less resources available as pandemic rental assistance funding ends

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Tough times are ahead for people struggling to pay their rent, according to one nonprofit leader, as pandemic emergency rental assistance money runs out. NBC4 Investigates is ...
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As federal pandemic rent assistance ends, Columbus gets creative with much smaller program

As Columbus braces for federal pandemic-era rental assistance to run out at the end of September, the city is investing in a much smaller program. The Columbus City Council voted unanimously at its ...
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ODJFS employee wrongly released $565K in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits, inspector general says

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Tennessean

Pandemic-era funding to Nashville's Emergency Rental Assistance program is running out

Pre-pandemic, the Metro Action Commission's Emergency Rental Assistance program helped 185 households in a year. That number ballooned thanks to aid from the American Rescue Plan Act — by the 2021 ...
Badger Herald

USDA cuts pandemic-era food programs, puts strain on small Wisconsin farms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a letter March 7 that it will eliminate 2025 funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance and Local Food for Schools programs. Recipients of this letter ...