• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Monday, May 29, 2023
The Iowa Torch
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
The Iowa Torch
The Iowa Torch
No Result
View All Result
Home State Government

State Aid May Be Available for Renters at Risk of Eviction

Iowa state officials reminded renters to immediately apply for state aid through the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program if they are at risk of eviction.

Mary StrokabyMary Stroka
August 3, 2021
in State Government
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Reynolds Extends Mask Mandate, Gathering Restrictions By One Week

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a press conference on Dec. 9, 2020.
Photo Credit: Cecelia Hanley/The Des Moines Register/Pool

(The Center Square) – Iowa state officials reminded renters to immediately apply for state aid through the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program if they are at risk of eviction, as the federal eviction moratorium expired July 31.

RELATED POSTS

Reynolds announces ESA application start date

Republican leadership announces property tax reform agreement

Reynolds appoints Kristen Stiffler as executive director of Iowa Civil Rights Commission

“Our team immediately launched eviction, foreclosure and utility assistance programs that helped more than 18,000 COVID-19 impacted Iowans through a total of more than $35 million in CARES Act funds and I remain steadfast in my commitment to assisting Iowa renters in need,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said in the news release issued Aug. 2.

“The Iowa Finance Authority has worked through the initial influx of applications received through the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program, and all applications submitted to date currently have a case manager actively reviewing them,” the release said.

ADVERTISEMENT

The program has received 9,000 applications and assisted more than 3,000 eligible households in 91 counties, spending more than $9 million to date, the release said.

Eligible renters (except Polk County or Des Moines residents) who are at risk of eviction due to financial hardship can receive rent or utility assistance for up to 1 year in back payment assistance. The program’s eligibility requirements and application are at iowahousingrecovery.com. Polk County and Des Moines residents may be eligible for the IMPACT Community Action Partnership Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Reynolds, the Iowa Finance Authority and Iowa Legal Aid said renters should also contact Iowa Legal Aid to ask if they can receive free legal assistance.

“Letting the rental assistance system work is in the best economic interests of everyone involved,” Iowa Legal Aid Litigation Director and General Counsel Alex Kornya said in the release.

The nonprofit “strongly encourages” landlords to help tenants with the assistance program application process and wait until they receive a final decision from the state regarding the application before deciding whether to evict.

The Iowa Finance Authority received a $195 million allocation from the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program, administered by the Department of Treasury, under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which Congress passed in late 2020.

Reynolds lifted an Iowa eviction moratorium in May 2020 that she had enacted in a March 2020 emergency order.

Tags: COVID-19Des Moineseviction moratoriumIMPACT Community Action Partnership Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramIowa Finance AuthorityIowa Legal AidIowa Rent and Utility Assistance ProgramKim ReynoldsPolk County
ShareTweetShare
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Cavanaugh and Hendrickson: A Solution for More Access to Health Care

Next Post

Des Moines to Retire SmartCards for Parking Meters

Mary Stroka

Mary Stroka

Mary Stoka is a freelance writer, editor, journalist, and public relations professional who lives in Chicago, Ill.

Related Posts

selective focus photography of a barber
Opinion

Hendrickson & Timmons: Making Iowa more competitive through occupational licensing reform

May 22, 2023
Iowa House approves 2.5 percent funding increase for school districts
Opinion

Hendrickson: Iowa is at the forefront of conservative budgeting

May 17, 2023
Reynolds signs bill creating education savings accounts
Education

Reynolds announces ESA application start date

May 5, 2023
State Government

Republican leadership announces property tax reform agreement

May 2, 2023
Editorial: Sand Used the State Auditor’s Office to Play Politics
Opinion

Vander Hart: Tying the State Auditor’s hands

May 1, 2023
U.S. House passes debt ceiling bill after removing biofuels tax credit cuts
Federal Government

U.S. House passes debt ceiling bill after removing biofuels tax credit cuts

April 27, 2023
Next Post
Polk County Voters to Decide on $65 Million Bond Referendum in November

Des Moines to Retire SmartCards for Parking Meters

Axne Endorses Finkenauer for U.S. Senate

Axne Endorses Finkenauer for U.S. Senate

Sign-Up For Our Daily Updates

Get The Iowa Torch right in your inbox!

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

Recommended Articles

Significant Changes to Iowa’s Election Law Heads to Governor’s Desk

Significant Changes to Iowa’s Election Law Heads to Governor’s Desk

February 25, 2021
Iowa House Committee Approves Bill Requiring Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Iowa House Committee Approves Bill Requiring Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

February 4, 2021
Reynolds Says Iowa Will Be Ready to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

Reynolds Says Iowa Will Be Ready to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

November 24, 2020

Popular Stories

  • Bio Ethanol on the Way

    Miller-Meeks: Iowa is the future of renewable energy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Harris: How to win in Iowa

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Feenstra: Standing with our men and women in blue

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Three LGTBQ Books with Sexually Explicit Material Pulled from Waukee School

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Ernst: $600 now buys you a new tax form.

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

The Iowa Torch

The Iowa Torch​ is a for-profit, news organization that focuses on political news as it relates to Iowans

Categories

  • Education
  • Federal Government
  • Iowa History
  • Local Government
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • State Government
  • Uncategorized
  • Uncategorized

Newsletter

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.