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With just two weeks remaining in the federal COVID-19 evictions ban, just 6.5% (roughly $3 billion) of the $46 billion available for Americans to cover rent, utilities, and related expenses has been used from the federal emergency rental aid (ERA) program, according to the Treasury Department.
"Rental assistance has reached only a small fraction of the families who report being behind on rent and at high risk of eviction when the moratorium expires next week, and there remain dozens of states and cities that have distributed little to no assistance to renters in need," National Low Income Housing Coalition CEO Diane Yentel wrote in a Wednesday statement, The Hill reported.
"Some communities are spending their money quickly and well, making those that haven't all the more glaring and unacceptable."