Granite Staters concerned with high rent as assistance runs out - WMUR Manchester

SOME, THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO GET BY. AVERAGE RENT AROUND. THE COUNTRY IS DOWN. HOWEVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE ISN’T FOLLOWING THAT TREND. IT’S CRAZY. I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY SAME AMOUNT THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING FOR AND LIVING IN APARTMENTS TO LIVE IN A ROOM. NEW HAMPSHIRE IS ACTUALLY UP MONTH OVER MONTH. IT’S UP ABOUT. 1.2% AND YEAR ON YEAR IT’S UP ABOUT 19%. RENT DOT COM SAYS. THE GRANITE STATE IS FIFTH IN THE COUNTRY FOR HIGHEST RENT INCREASE IN THE LAST YEAR WITH THE AVERAGE RENT BEING JUST SHORT OF 1900 DOLLARS. IT’S HARD BEING A SINGLE WOMAN AND YOU KNOW, DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN. I ONLY HAVE A STUDIO. IT’S COST ME OVER $1,000. ONE REASON NEW HAMPSHIRE RENT HAS GOTTEN SO EXPENSIVE IS BECAUSE IT NORMALLY FOLLOWS WHAT THE HOUSING MARKET DOES. THOSE DECREASES AS THE COOLING OF THE HOUSING MARKET HAS NOT YET REACHED THE RENTAL MARKET IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ON OF THAT, THE STATE HAD TO PAUSE INCOMING FOR THE STATE’S EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS. THE PAUSE HITTING SOME GRANITE STATERS LIKE GARY FROM CONWAY. SHE SHE’S ON DISABILITY AND CAN ONLY MAKE SO MUCH MONEY A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO DO. I’LL BE ALL SEPARATE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, BUT THEN JANUARY IS ANOTHER MATTER. NOW COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS SAY THAT YOU SHOULD STILL ASK FOR HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE PROVIDING OTHE