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60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts
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60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

  • By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America
  • Updated

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says that rental assistance for some 60,000 Americans fleeing homelessness or domestic violence will run out of money by the end of next year. Analysts say that could churn tens of thousands of Americans back onto the street. The pandemic-era program, called Emergency Housing Vouchers, was designed to pull people out of homelessness, domestic violence or human trafficking. It was intended to keep paying rents for nearly a decade, but as rents rose, the money will run out in less than two years. Congress could further fund the program, but those lobbying for the program say it's an uphill battle.