New Mexico has awarded over $194 million in rent assistance - KRQE News 13

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by: Isaac Cruz

Posted: Oct 13, 2022 / 12:01 PM MDT

Updated: Oct 13, 2022 / 12:37 PM MDT

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The authorities of New Mexico announced Wednesday it has provided implicit $194 million, done the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, successful rent and inferior assistance to New Mexicans. The wealth is expected to assistance implicit 54,000 New Mexico households debar inferior disconnection and eviction.

The programme is portion of the national bundle that was archetypal made disposable successful April 2021. According to the state, participants successful the programme received an mean of $4,000 for rent and $740 for utilities, they accidental 6,700 landlords participated successful the program. “These captious investments successful lodging are a captious assets that helps easiness families’ fiscal strain portion helping trim lodging insecurity successful our communities,” Senator Ben Ray Lujan said successful a release.

According to the state, since April 2021, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program has awarded:  

• $168 cardinal successful Emergency Rental Assistance
• $24 cardinal successful inferior payments  
• $594,000 successful Relocation Assistance