More recently, Congress added another $46.5 billion in rental assistance — a sum almost as big as the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual budget. Some states such as Texas, North Carolina and Alaska have moved quickly to spend rental assistance money. He plucked an unfinished rental assistance application from his growing pile and dialed the cellphone number on the form. Last summer, the Empowerment Opportunity Center received more than $280,000 in federal rental assistance. “The community is lousy with rental assistance money that people cannot get at,” said Tara Murray, the group’s executive director.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2021 22:52 UTC