Travis County Commissioners bought 23 families some time with an $80,000 emergency expenditure.
are distributing the $80,000. The 23 families were already enrolled in the program, but had been left in limbo.
Rental assistance programs across the Austin metro were ramped up during the pandemic. About $21 million in rent has been provided since the COVID outbreak, according to commissioner Shea. She believes the expenditures save money. "Once a family becomes homeless, it's a much larger problem and the taxpayers end up paying much more money for families once they become homeless. So it's a much smarter, better use of public dollars to help keep people in their homes and keep them stable. I don't think anybody thinks it's good for society to have homeless families all over our city. We've seen how well that worked," said Shea.
A new budget request to the county is expected to help fully replenish the program. But that process is also expected to take several months to complete.that I have read and agree
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