Some Wisconsinites may be eligible for rental assistance

Some in Wisconsin may be able to receive up to $3,000 to pay for things like rent and security deposits if they've experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NOW FINANCIALLY...NBC 26'S JULIANAFALK SHARES WHATWE KNOW ABOUT THEWISCONSIN RENTALASSISTANCEPROGRAM... 25MILLION DOLLARSFOR THOSE WHOHAVE HAD A LOSS OFINCOME DURING THISPANDEMIC.THE LAST COUPLEMONTHS HAS BEEN ASTRUGGLE FORMANY... EMOTIONALLYAND FINANCIALLY."A LOT OF THETENANTS THAT WEWORK WITH ARE LOWTO MODERATE INCOMEWORKING FAMILIESTHAT HAVE BEEN CUT."SCOTTSchoenemanWITHNEIGHBORWORKSGREEN BAY SAYS manyhave BEENFURLOUGHED ORHAVE HAD HOURSSEVERELY CUT."THEY'RE INDESPARATE NEED OFTHIS RIGHT NOW."THE STATE SAYS THE25 MILLION DOLLARSWILL HELP THOSEWHO ARE ELIGILBLETO DO THINGS LIKEPAY RENT ORSECURITY DEPOSITS.SchoenemanSAYS THEY ARE STILLWAITING ON ALL THEDETAILS.... BUT THEY'REEXCITED."IT WILL PROVIDEUPWARDS OF 3THOUSAND DOLLARSPER HOUSEHOLD.

ITWILL BE AVAILABLE TOFAMILIES EARNING NOGREATER THAN 80PERCENT AREAMEDIAN INCOME.

ANDIT WILL BE PAIDDIRETLY TO THELANDLORD."HE SAID DETAILS ONHOW TO APPLYHAVEN'T BEENRELEASED YET, BUTMORE GUIDANCE ISEXPECTED SOON.THE STATE SAYS THISMONEY IS PART OFTHE CARES ACTFUNDING FORWISCONSIN.GOVERNOR TONYEVERS SAYS THEMONEY IS INWISCONSIN."BY THE END OF THISMONTH, EARLY NEXTMONTH, WE BELIEVETHAT MONEY WILL BEACCESSIBLE BY THEFOLKS THAT NEED IT."SOMETHINGSchoeneman SAYSWILL HELP A LOT OFFAMILIES.JULIANA FALK NBC 26.GOVERNOR EVERSALSO SAID, WITH THESUPREME COURT'SDECISION ANDORDERS EXPIRING,EVICTION IS MORE OFA POSSIBILITY..

SOHE'S HOPING THISNEW PROGRAM WILLHELP.AGAIN, ADDITIONALINFORMATION ONAPPLYING ISEXPECTED... WE'LL BESURE TO BRING YOUTHAT AS WE LEARNMORE.