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Later today, on his first day in office, President Biden will call on the #CDC to extend the national #EvictionMoratorium through March and help millions of people stay in their home during the #COVID19 pandemic. Here’s why that is so important:
About 14.3 million renters (about 1 in 5) are not caught up on their rent, according to @uscensusbureau data. Because of existing inequities & the unequal impact of the recession, families w/ children & people of color have been particularly hard hit. https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/tracking-the-covid-19-recessions-effects-on-food-housing-and
For many of these renters, the @CDCgov #EvictionMoratorium has been the only thing keeping them from losing their homes during the pandemic. Nearly 5 million renters have lost income & expect to be evicted in coming months. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/wave-of-evictions-nears-as-moratorium-set-to-expire
The #CovidRelief package that passed in Dec. included $25 billion in rental assistance to help renters, but that money hasn’t reached people yet & will be insufficient to meet the need. President Biden has already proposed an additional $25 billion to better address hardship.
An extension of the #EvictionMoratorium will give cities & states more time to set up programs for renters to pay off rental debt and get help for future payments.
Preventing mass evictions is critical for reducing hardship & could potentially help limit additional spread of the #COVID19 virus. https://www.cbpp.org/blog/preventing-spike-in-evictions-will-help-limit-covid-19s-spread
We are happy to see President Biden taking swift action to keep people in their homes. We look forward to future actions to help reinstate policies that will advance #housing justice & support a more equitable economic recovery in the long run.
