SLATE, June 17, 2021, Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes
During COVID, more and more people started having trouble making ends meet. And they felt trapped: They could apply for rental assistance from the federal government, but much of that money still hasn’t gone out the door. And to be eligible for assistance in the first place, you have to have already missed a payment. It’s a risk. Meanwhile, the temporary protections, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium, are winding down. So what happens to the Americans who have been depending on these measures as they remain devastated by the effects of the pandemic? With a possible eviction boom just days away, I spoke with Alieza Durana, a reporter with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University who focuses on housing, evictions, and homelessness, on Wednesday’s episode of What Next. Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
