States Step in With Tax Rebates, Other Help as Pandemic-Era Benefits Dry Up
Packs of freshly printed $20 bills are processed for bundling at the U.S. Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on July 20, 2018. Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images
On April 10, 2023, the White House announced the official termination of the COVID-19 national emergency. With it went a collection of pandemic-era assistance programs. Now some states are using their own resources to fill in the gaps.
Here’s a look back at some of the benefits that expired, the ones that were extended to 2024 and beyond, and the programs some state and local governments are putting in place to keep the public assistance train moving locally.
Emergency Rental Assistance
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act became law in March 2020, prohibiting landlords “from initiating eviction proceedings or ‘charg[ing] fees, penalties, or other charges’ against a tenant for the nonpayment of rent. These protections extend for 120 days from enactment.”
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