Increasing rental counseling capacity and awareness as a prescription for COVID-19

Increasing rental counseling capacity and awareness as a prescription for COVID-19

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Walsh, John, author
Berger, Gideon, author
Ratcliffe, Janneke, author
Gerecke, Sarah, author
Contributor(s):
Urban Institute, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : Urban Institute, December 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Counseling
Housing
Vulnerable Populations
COVID-19
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
This brief examines the evolving state of renters’ housing and financial security, the landscape of rental housing counseling, and the potential for counseling to help renters maintain housing through the pandemic. Based on lessons learned from the role expanded housing counseling played to help homeowners reduce the risk of default and foreclosure after the Great Recession, we posit that rental housing counseling might help renters manage budgets and debt, reduce rental arrears, prevent evictions, or arrange for a planned move if they cannot afford the apartment. The partnerships developed with legal services organizations and the infrastructure to expand service delivery remain intact, pending resources to tailor them for renters’ needs.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (20 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918266200306676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918266200306676