More than 25 million Americans have been receiving federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic. But that money stops this weekend. Housing advocates are warning that the U.S. could see a 'tsunami' of evictions if Congress doesn't act.
Signs hang from the windows of a Washington, D.C., apartment in May. Housing advocates and landlords say millions of out-of-work Americans won't be able to pay their rent if Congress doesn't extend or replace federal unemployment payments.Signs hang from the windows of a Washington, D.C., apartment in May. Housing advocates and landlords say millions of out-of-work Americans won't be able to pay their rent if Congress doesn't extend or replace federal unemployment payments.
Merry Collins has been fighting COVID-19 and the threat of eviction at the same time. She's been boxing up her belongings in her Dallas apartment and worries she could be evicted soon."I'm scared," she says.Merry Collins has been fighting COVID-19 and the threat of eviction at the same time. She's been boxing up her belongings in her Dallas apartment and worries she could be evicted soon."I'm scared," she says.
"It's very clear that without a sustained federal intervention, there will be a wave of evictions and a spike in homelessness across the country," she says.
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