Virginia rental assistance program to stop accepting applications Sunday

VIRGINIA – A program in Virginia meant to assist these struggling to pay hire throughout the pandemic is coming to finish Sunday night time.

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The Virginia Lease Reduction Program is closing its software portal to new or renewing purposes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, which means renters in want of emergency rental help might want to get their software in earlier than then.

This system provided by the Division of Housing and Neighborhood Improvement gives emergency help for low earnings and unemployed households. 

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On its web site, DHCD mentioned this system is being closed due a restricted quantity of accessible funding and a latest surge in purposes submitted.

In accordance with knowledge from DHCD, this system has paid greater than $713 million in hire reduction to greater than 104,990 households all through Virginia throughout the pandemic.

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Anybody who nonetheless might have rental help is inspired by DHCD to confer with 211 VIRGINIA. The useful resource will help these in want discover neighborhood companions, motion businesses, and non-profit organizations that may assist them with getting monetary help.