Indianapolis rent assistance program ends for now - WFYI

A program that distributed much than $100 cardinal successful rental assistance successful Indianapolis closes for now. 

The national funds that fueled Indy Rents for much than 2 years are gone. Tens of thousands of households benefited from the programme that was acceptable up erstwhile the pandemic archetypal hit.

The metropolis would similar to make a imperishable program, said Deputy Mayor of Community Development Jeff Bennett.

“Figuring retired what a imperishable programme looks similar is going to beryllium truly important,” Bennett said.

The metropolis and nonprofit Prosperity Indiana presently person a assistance to survey the matter.  Indianapolis has 1 of the highest eviction rates successful the county. 

Attempts to make much tenant assistance enactment successful Indianapolis are ongoing.

Bennett says the survey of a permanent rental assistance programme seeks to absorption connected lodging solutions.

“How overmuch rental assistance bash we request implicit the people of the twelvemonth if we’re doing eviction prevention? What bash the numbers look like? Everything from exertion process to eligibility standards to level of backing indispensable to support the programme going,” Bennett said, “We’re going to cognize that.”

That process volition proceed implicit the adjacent mates months. In the meantime, the metropolis is prioritizing progressive eviction cases earlier the Nov. 30 extremity date.