More than half of the California households that applied for COVID-19 rental relief have yet to receive emergency assistance, but the state says it will process applications under review in the coming weeks.
"It’s incredibly stressful for renters in that position because they don’t know if they’re going to get help and when it will come," Treuhaft said. "So how do they manage their finances? How do they manage these communications with their landlords?"sent warning letters
"We understand the frustration," Ross said. "Anyone that is in need, even if we can get them the money in matter of days, it’s not fast enough given the need."The state said about 8,000 applications and $80 million were approved each week beginning in early February, compared to 12,000 applications and $112 million a week now.
But the clock is ticking. At current pace, Policy Link estimates it will take about 30 weeks to process the backlog of applications, which means October, potentially putting renters at risk.
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