Ottawa – Federal and provincial governments have agreed to extend a commercial rent relief program to help cover July costs for eligible small businesses, with a few changes. Canadian Manufacturing/The Canadian Press reports. | READ MORE Print this page Tweet Share Focus on habits to increase ...
Grantees must ascertain that a majority of the households are unable to pay rent and utilities as a result of COVID-19 economic impact. One or more individuals in each income-qualified recipient household must meet the following criteria: Has qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a r...
The findings suggest that the initial rent relief provided crucial support for households in terms of financial and mental well-being but also underscore that housing affordability challenges that predated the pandemic cannot be addressed by an emergency rental assistance program creat...
Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government. The new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy replaces an earlier rent-support progr...
According to the Government of Canada, funds from this loan can be used only towards operating costs that can’t be deferred, such as payroll, rent, utilities, regularly-scheduled debt service, insurance, and property tax. The loan can’t be used to fund any payments or expenses such as ...
There’s also about $39 billion for child care through an emergency fund to help child care providers pay for staffing, rent and supplies, and through a block grant program that subsidizes the cost of child care for low-income families. ...
A new program for restaurants and bars hurt by the pandemic would receive $25 billion. The grants provide up to $10 million per entity with a limit of $5 million per physical location. The grants can be used to cover payroll, rent, utilities and other operational expenses. ...
"Every time I go somewhere, I know it's going to be $300 or $400, and [I wonder], 'Will I make my rent?'" Santana said of doctor visits. Yoga used to be a form of health care for her. Now, it doesn't offer the relief it used to; doing a headstand can cause h...
program also experienced delays with sending rent checks to property managers toward the beginning of the pandemic, and one RRH staff member specified that the during the first month of the pandemic, “our checks were 20 to 25 days late for rent.” This staff member also noted the delays “...
$25 billion in emergency rent assistance. $26 billion in nutrition and agriculture funding, including a 15% increase inSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)benefits and food bank funding.71 Stimulus and Relief Package 5: American Rescue Plan ...