Congress created a federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program in December 2020 to help Americans make their rent payments and avoid eviction amid the pandemic.

Texas, for example, has received 72,000 complete applications for emergency rental assistance, but due to software issues, as of the end of March, they've only managed to send out 250 payments.

Emergency Rental Assistance Program will cover delinquent rent, utility bills The program will cover up to 12 months of rent and/or utilities from March 13, 2020, and also cover up to three months ...

Emergency rental assistance improved slightly in August but still lags far behind The Treasury Department is starting to outline ways unused funds will be reallocated to high-performing programs ...

To help keep these families housed, Congress approved $25 billion in emergency rental assistance in December and is on the verge of approving more than $20 billion in additional aid as part of the ...