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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/13/2021 04:05 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 09/13/2021 04:05 PM
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California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Hits Major Milestone, with More Than $1 Billion in Rent and Utility Assistance Paid or Approved for Payment
Sacramento, CA...California’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program is reaching a significant milestone today – by the end of the day, more than $1 billion in funding will be obligated – meaning the money has either been paid or approved for payment and awaiting disbursement – and will assist over 74,000 additional households. More than $526 million of the $1 billion in rental and utility assistance has already been distributed to 44,432 low-income California households who suffered financial hardship because of the pandemic.
The milestone represents a 638 percent increase since June 28th, when Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 832, which increased the level of assistance to 100 percent for both back rent and prospective rent. More than 243,000 applications have been received, and more than $2.2 billion in rent and utility assistance is currently requested and is pending eligibility verification and fraud prevention screening.
“In just six months, we have provided essential assistance to more than 44,000 households to keep families safely housed,” said Governor Newsom. “Our program has been so successful that cities like Los Angeles decided to join efforts with the state to have an even greater impact.”
Bolstering tenant protections from eviction, beginning October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022, tenants earning less than 80 percent of the area median income will be protected through a pre-eviction diversion process through the courts, so long as they have submitted a completed application for rental relief through either the state or a locally administered program.
“The COVID-19 pandemic brought so much pain and economic disruption, particularly to low-wage workers and low-income renter households,” said Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramírez. “Working with over 130 community-based partners, we are reaching families hardest hit – 85 percent being very low- or extremely low-income – and making landlords whole. Rent relief has been a game changer for Californians at greatest risk of displacement or becoming homeless.”
“We have been moving with a sense of urgency to ensure that renters and landlords who need assistance can get it as quickly as possible,” said Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director Gustavo Velasquez. “Keeping families stably housed continues to be a critical public health measure, as we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“California has made important improvements to its Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program and is now among the best statewide programs in the country by rate of spending and number of people assisted,” said President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition Diane Yentel. “While the program had early challenges, the state is to be commended for recognizing the need for improvements in program design and implementation, and building on lessons learned to course correct. Now, California has one of the country’s more successful ERA programs and serves as a model to other states and localities to adopt evidence-based best practices to expedite assistance to tenants and landlords.”
In addition to providing 100 percent of back rent and prospective rent, AB 832 also gave California the strongest eviction protections in the nation. The extension of state-level eviction protections, which were initially established over a year ago, have provided much needed housing stability for Californians throughout the pandemic. As we continue to recover following the end of the state’s existing protections, additional protections will be in place through the end of March 2022 for households that are at or below 80 percent of Area Median Income and complete an application for assistance through either the state or locally administered programs.
Additional information about today’s milestone numbers can be found on the California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program’s interactive dashboard. The dashboard allows people to see the state’s overall rent relief numbers, drill down to see the numbers for individual jurisdictions participating in the state program, and the income, ethnicity, age, race and other demographic characteristics of tenants who have applied. It is updated weekly as new payments are made to assist households.
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 16:56:12
By: Anonymous
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Get off your lazy asses people and get a job. It is so sad that our ass hole Governor is giving assistance for rent. There is no incentive for the white trash to become productive citizens.
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 17:40:19
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Handouts for votes...pathetic!!!
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 18:40:33
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Yes, we're both glad Newsom has defeated the recall and will be governor for the foreseeable future. He's not perfect, but he's pretty damn good! :)
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 18:57:41
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Haha,haha. Our “president “ has to come to California to promote political trash! Biden could care less about this state! He is worried about electoral votes for a corrupted party! Better wake up and pay attention to who you vote for. Upside down and out of control is California. Should be more like Texas and care about its farmers and families! Sooner this state goes broke the better. Time will tell.
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 19:28:30
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California's electoral votes going to a Republican in 2024?
Sounds like a good bet to me!
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 19:48:57
By: Anonymous
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Hardly. We're an all-or-nothing state that voted 11m to 7m for the Dems. I don't see that changing in the favor of Team Red in my lifetime.
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 19:54:42
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Is that why the recall will fail? Because there's so many more Democrats.
Not because of fraud as Elder says?
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 18:13:51
By: Anonymous
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Not much incentive for anyone to go to work anymore. Handouts by the government are just the beginning of communism. After awhile, no more handouts, just oppression and complete control of the masses. No employees, no businesses, just long lines at the store to buy a loaf of bread, made in China ! You liberal sheep have made your bed, now sleep in it. Glad I spent 40 years working hard, investing in my families future and now can watch you all go down with the liberal ship ! Next election, VOTE RED ACROSS THE BOARD !
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 18:33:26
By: Anonymous
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Where is my $600 , I still won't vote for him
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 18:42:36
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You're $600 dollars is sitting in the bank of your future employer. Get off your a** and go to work. And please, don't vote.....obviously, too lazy to have a job, too lazy to have a voice in how our society will dig itself out of the mess the Democrats have made for us . VOTE RED ACROSS THE BOARD !
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 19:10:30
By: Anonymous
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Just to be clear... voting red is voting against your own self interest. Unless all your income is Capital Gains based.
Don't be a fool. Only the top 3% come out ahead under the GOP. Trump took away your SALT deduction to make sure it was understood he hated you.
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 19:47:52
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I'd like to see the math on that. I'm not sure I agree. Can you show me how working isn't at least 3.75X more lucrative (after tax) than not at $25/hour?
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 20:00:27
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Ground level trades apprentices are starting at $25+/hour plus benefits and paid vacation after a short probation period. Problem is, you have to WORK ! You know....no phone, no internet for the day. Get off your entitled a**, face reality and think about the long bread line you'll be in......or, go back to your online gaming while living in your parents basement !
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Posted on: 2021-09-13 20:23:00
By: Anonymous
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DEMORATS ARE WORTHLESS HUMAN BEINGS!
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Posted on: 2021-09-14 04:45:17
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^ You're 100% right, sniveler...
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Posted on: 2021-09-14 18:30:13
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Thank you!
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