The U.S. Congress band-aid approach to our train-wreck Covid economy has done nothing to provide any meaningful ‘financial security’ benefits for American families.
The latest stimulus bill extends the moratorium on evictions from rental evictions with a ‘trickle’ of back-rent payments to severely distressed landlords and multi-family apartment owners.
The U.S. Congress’ approach to this whole thing is a farcical mess…
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CNBC: National eviction ban will be extended through January in stimulus deal
Published Mon, Dec 21 20201:42 PM EST / Annie Nova@AnnieReporter
Excerpts:
A bipartisan coronavirus aid deal that lawmakers struck on Sunday will extend the national eviction moratorium through January and establish a rental assistance fund of $25 billion.
The relief comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium was set to expire at the end of the month. More than 14 million Americans — or 1 in 5 adult renters — said recently that they’re not caught up with their rent, according to The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
“This aid is badly needed,” said Douglas Rice, a senior policy analyst at The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “The CDC order prevented a wave of evictions this fall, and the extension will avert a large wave in January.”
The $25 billion in rental assistance is expected to be disbursed by state and local governments and be able to be used by renters for arrears as well as rent and utilities. To qualify, renters will likely need to be low-income.
That aid could keep between 2 million and 8 million families in their homes over the next few months, Rice said. “This is a big step in the right direction, yet it’s likely not enough,” he added.
Emily Benfer, an eviction expert and visiting professor of law at Wake Forest University, said $100 billion is necessary to cover the back rent owed.
“Make no mistake, the relief bill is a stopgap measure,” Benfer said. “Without additional supports, the eviction crisis will lead to catastrophe and jeopardize the health and safety of millions of adults and children.”
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Note: Congress’ current ‘Stimulus’ plan, which none of them have had the time to read, because it is nearly 5,600 pages long, will sink America deeper and deeper into debt, with no ‘road map’ back up to fiscal sanity.
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