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An estimated 14.3 million renters are not caught up on rent, acc. to recent @uscensusbureau hardship data. The #EvictionMoratorium is expiring at the end of the month, leaving millions of people vulnerable to #housing insecurity. #CovidReliefNow https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/tracking-the-covid-19-recessions-effects-on-food-housing-and
That’s 1 in 5 adult renters, or 20% of all renters in America. Families with children and renters of color are particularly hard hit, with 1 in 4 renters with children not caught up on rent.
Out of those 14.3 million renters, 9.2 million renters have lost income *and* are not caught up on rent. +51% of those renters — 4.7 million renters — say they are very or somewhat likely to be evicted in the next two months as the pandemic rages on. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wave-of-evictions-nears-as-moratorium-set-to-expire
The only thing keeping many of these renters from losing their homes is the CDC order prohibiting most evictions during the pandemic. But that order is set to expire on December 31 unless lawmakers act to extend it. #CovidReliefNow https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/09/04/2020-19654/temporary-halt-in-residential-evictions-to-prevent-the-further-spread-of-covid-19
A massive wave of evictions next year would worsen the severe hardship that millions of people already experience, & potentially contribute to the further spread of #COVID19. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/preventing-spike-in-evictions-will-help-limit-covid-19s-spread
That’s why it’s so important that policymakers extend the federal #EvictionMoratorium, as well as to provide at least $25 billion in rental assistance. Both provisions were included in the Senate bipartisan bill released earlier this week.
These critical measures will help millions to keep up on their rent and avoid losing their homes, while also helping to protect themselves and their communities from #COVID19. People need #CovidReliefNow.
