'For them to suggest people like me aren't working? It's a slap in the face,' said one woman affected by the end of Mississippi's federal pandemic assistance program. 'It's very insulting and degrading.'
"For them to suggest people like me aren't working? It's a slap in the face," said one woman affected by the end of the pandemic assistance program."It's very insulting and degrading."Tate Reeves, Mississippi's Republican governor, faced intense criticism Monday as the poorest U.S. state ended participation in a federal rent assistance program that helped shield tens of thousands of people facing eviction during the economic upheaval of the Covid-19 pandemic.
State data show that Mississippi was still processing nearly 17,000 RAMP applications as of July 31. Monday was the last day for residents to submit an application. At the same time period last year, 60.5% reported eviction or foreclosure as likely. At times during the pandemic, Mississippi led the nation in the percentage of people reporting likelihood of eviction or foreclosure.
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