According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, Black and Hispanic renters face harsher financial hardship than their white counterparts in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Since January 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department has provided up to $25 billion in emergency rental assistance as part of the federal government’s eviction moratorium. Around half of Black and Hispanic renters said they do not have confidence that they would pay their next rent payment, whereas a quarter of white renters shared the same concerns, according to a Census Bureau survey. The GAO examined 63 jurisdictions and found that the […]

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