This article states that Philadelphia's rental assistance program now includes funds for renters' utility payments, up to $2,000 each for water, electric, and gas. This is in addition to the $2,000 monthly for rent payments. This is made possible because of the $97 million in federal funds received by the City. Since May 2020, the City has distributed more than $65 million to more than 14,000 households. The article does not give program guidelines, which are available here, https://phlrentassist.org/
Michaelle Bond, "Philadelphia’s latest rental and utility assistance program is now open for tenants and landlords", contributed by Alison Kenner, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 11 May 2021, accessed 25 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/philadelphia’s-latest-rental-and-utility-assistance-program-now-open-tenants-and-landlords
Critical Commentary
This article states that Philadelphia's rental assistance program now includes funds for renters' utility payments, up to $2,000 each for water, electric, and gas. This is in addition to the $2,000 monthly for rent payments. This is made possible because of the $97 million in federal funds received by the City. Since May 2020, the City has distributed more than $65 million to more than 14,000 households. The article does not give program guidelines, which are available here, https://phlrentassist.org/