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Milwaukee, Milwaukee County to receive over $28 million to provide emergency rental assistance

March 3, 2021 by PrincessSafiya Byers 3 Comments

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Deb Heffner, housing strategy director of Community Advocates, says the new emergency rental funding comes with a few changes. (File photo by Aaron Maybin)

Milwaukee and Milwaukee County will receive more than $28 million to provide new emergency rental assistance for struggling tenants. 

In late February, Gov. Tony Evers announced more than $322 million in funding to help support residents who have experienced a loss of income because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A part of this funding from the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program includes new emergency rental assistance for Wisconsin. 

“While we continue working to get vaccines distributed and shots in arms as soon as we have supply, these funds will be critically important providing families the stability and support they need to get through this pandemic,” Evers said in a statement.

Common Council President Cavalier Johnson said the city would use the funds to ensure the neediest residents could benefit. The money will supplement the programming the city already has in place that disperses assistance to renters, he said.

Community Advocates, which has distributed over $11 million in rent assistance since last March, now has an additional  $10.6 million to disburse through Milwaukee County. The rental assistance provider responsible for the other $17.6 million allocated to the City of Milwaukee has yet to be determined. 

Deb Heffner, housing strategy director of Community Advocates, said the new funding comes with a few changes.

“The biggest change is that the last round of funding we received had a cap,” or maximum dollar amount, Heffner said. “This funding doesn’t. Eligible tenants can receive around 15 months of assistance with current and/or overdue bills.” 

She said the eligibility for rent assistance has not changed much, though the new funding prioritizes tenants who make 50 percent or below of the county median income.

Housing leaders are now also able to serve those who receive federal Section 8 housing assistance.

Both landlords and tenants can continue to apply at Community Advocates’ website.  Landlords can now reach out on behalf of tenants, though tenants must complete the application on their own. Once applications are approved, funding is paid directly to the landlord. 

According to Heffner, tenants can check the status of an application through the website. A call center is open Monday through Friday. The number is 414-270-4646.

For more information on the emergency funding, click here. 

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Filed Under: Carousel, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-features

About PrincessSafiya Byers

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Princess Safiya Byers was born and raised in Milwaukee, and is a 2020 graduate of Marquette University, majoring in Journalism and Africana Studies. Her commitment to her community has led her to nonprofit work with local youth and families. She’s also interned with the Milwaukee Community Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and joins Milwaukee NNS as a Report for America Staff Reporter looking to serve democracy by covering issues important to the community.

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  1. Terri says

    March 3, 2021 at 9:52 am

    Would like to apply.

    Reply
    • Deborah Heffner says

      March 3, 2021 at 6:18 pm

      Hi Terri, you can apply through the online portal at Community Advocates or https://webportalapp.com/sp/communityadvocates-application
      OR applications can also be dropped off or picked up at the Community Advocates downtown offices 728 N. James Lovell Street

      Reply
  2. Nicole says

    March 6, 2021 at 8:06 am

    If you got Mwrap assistance in 2020 can you still get this assistance?

    Reply

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