After years of federal pandemic funds helping families afford food and rent, those emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in Utah in a few weeks.
SALT LAKE CITY — After years of federal pandemic funds helping families afford food and rent, those emergency assistance programs are coming to an end in Utah.
“The pandemic has been really rough on low-income working households,” said Gina Cornia with Utahns Against Hunger. “This just going to exacerbate it.” Since the program launched in March 2021, the department has processed 97,000 applications and paid $287 million to help Utahns with rent and utilities.
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