By Kristian Hernández, Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/The Associated Press, PEW, February 25, 2022
Low-income Americans received more than 80% of federal emergency rental assistance money distributed last year, according to data released this week by the U.S. Treasury Department.
Some 2.47 million households received $12.6 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance program assistance in 2021, the data shows.
Nearly 64% of the aid went to households earning 30% or below of their area’s median income, the data shows.
Households earning between 30% and 50% of the area median income received almost 23% of the aid, and those earning 50% to 80% received nearly 14%.
The Treasury Department touted the data as a win for the program’s goals.
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