August 20 DHS Report on STAY DC and COVID-19 to the Committee on Human Services

August 20, 2021
Housing & Homelessness

Along with biweekly reporting on COVID-19 metrics for the District’s unhoused population, the Committee on Human Services requested that the Department of Human Services provide an update on STAY DC rent and utility assistance. Below is the report received August 20, 2021.

public://2021-08/dhs_covid-19_report_to_council_committee_on_human_services_8-20-21.pdf

Remarks on Changes to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

I’ve long fought for affordable housing in Ward 1 and the District, which makes the ERAP situation extremely painful.

October 4, 2024, 3:25 pm

Nadeau Bill Prohibits Utility Shutoffs for Vulnerable Residents During Hot, Cold Months

The Utility Disconnection Protection Act of 202 would apply protections from May 15 through September 15, and from November 1 through February 29, an expansion of the current temperature-based protections required by law.