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TONIGHT... WITHTWO CARES ACTPROTECTIONSEXPIRING... MOREIDAHOANS AREFEELING HOUSINGPRESSURE.ENHANCEDUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.

AND AFEDERAL BAN ONEVICTIONS... GOINGAWAY.WITH THE FIRST OFTHE MONTHAPPROACHING.

OURMADELINE WHITELOOKS AT LOCALRESOURCE HELPINGRENTERS.IF YOU'RE A RENTERWHO'S BEENFINANCIALLYAFFECTED BY THEPANDEMIC YOUCOULD BE ELIGIBLEFOR RENTALASSISTANCE.THE CARES ACTAWARDED 1.25BILLION DOLLARS TOIDAHO, ANDGOVERNOR LITTLEAUTHORIZED THAT 15MILLION DOLLARS GOTOWARD A HOUSINGPRESERVATIONPROGRAM."WE CAN PROVIDEINITIALLY UP TOTHREE MONTHS OFASSISTANCE, AND IFTHERE IS STILL ANADDITIONAL NEEDAFTER THAT, WE CANEVALUATE ANDPROVIDE ANADDITIONAL THREEMONTHS.:SO POTENTIALLY ATOTAL OF SIXMONTHS WORTH OFRENTAL ASSISTANCEPER HOUSEHOLD."TO BE ELIGIBLE YOUHAVE TO HAVE ACOVID-19 RELATEDCIRUMSTANCE THATCAUSES ACHALLENGE ORINABILITY TO PAYRENT OR UTILITIESYOU HAVE TO BEEARNING LESS THAN80 PERCENT OF THEAREA MEDIANINCOME, YOU HAVETO BE AN IDAHORESIDENT, AND ALSOHAVE ONE MEMBEROF YOURHOUSEHOLD AS ALEGAL RESIDENT OFTHE U.S."HE SAYS THEY'VESPENT MORE THAN1.3 MILLION DOLLARSUP TO THIS POINTAND THERE'VE BEENOVER 17-HUNDREDPEOPLE HELPED SOFAR, FROM 600DIFFERENTHOUSEHOLDS.AND HE SAYS HEEXPECTS THATNUMBER TO CLIMBRAPIDLY."WE WOULD VERYMUCH ANTICIPATE ANINCREASE HERE INTHE SHORT-TERM,DUE TO THEEVICTIONMORATORIUMEXPIRING, THEUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS EXPIRING."AS THE U-S CENSUSBUREAU REPORTS.IN THE ELEVENTHWEEK OF THE COVIDCRISIS.

AS MANY AS1 IN FOUR IDAHOADULTS BECAMEHOUSING INSECURE.IF THAT'S YOU,YOU'RE NOT ALONE,BUT THERE'S HELPAVAILABLE IF YOUNEED IT."IF YOU APPLY NOW,CAN YOU GET IT FORTHE MONTH OFAUGUST, POSSIBLY?""YEAH SO OUR OURTURNAROUND TIMERIGHT NOW WEARE REVIEWING THEAPPLICATIONSWITHIN THREE TOFIVE DAYS."VISIT THE LINK ONYOUR SCREEN TOLEARN HOW YOU CANAPPLY FOR THISRENTAL ASSISTANCE.BUT DON'T WAITTHE SOONER YOU'REAPPROVED.

THEMORE MONTHS YOUCAN POSSIBLYBENEFIT FROM THISPROGRAM.

SINCE ITENDS DECEMBER31ST.I'M MADELINE WHITE.IDAHO NEWS 6.