Statewide Iowa — Renters and homeowners who can’t make monthly payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for assistance through the Iowa Finance Authority.
Renters who qualify may receive up to 32-hundred dollars over a four month period. Iowans earning less than 80 percent of the median income for their county may be eligible, but the payments are NOT available to people getting the temporary federal six-hundred dollar bonus along with unemployment benefits. Finance Authority director Debi Durham says people who don’t qualify will be referred to Iowa Legal Aid.
Applications are being taken at Iowa Housing Recovery dot com (IowaHousingRecovery.com). The moratorium on evictions and foreclosures ended this past week.
