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State Lawmakers Pitch Budget Funds to Help NYCHA with Mounting Rent Debt

Tatyana Turner | March 21, 2023

In a budget resolution unveiled last week, the State Senate earmarked $389 million for public housing and Section 8 tenants statewide who applied for, but were left out from, New York’s  Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The Assembly proposed $385 million for the same purpose.

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New York’s COVID Rent Relief Fund Is Almost Out of Money

David Brand | November 12, 2021

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the state had applied for a $996 million reallotment from the Treasury Department and that officials will shut down the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) application portal Sunday.

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The Waiting Game for Pandemic Rent Relief in New York

Sadef Ali Kully | March 3, 2021

State lawmakers are taking a third pass at amending the rent relief program to reach more people, but some housing advocates – who are calling for the cancellation of rent– have slammed the legislation as putting the burden to getting assistance on tenants’ shoulders.

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