The Department of Local Affairs' pre-application window for August emergency rental assistance opens Monday at 11:00 a.m.

Congress created a federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program in December 2020 to help Americans make their rent payments and avoid eviction amid the pandemic.

Texas, for example, has received 72,000 complete applications for emergency rental assistance, but due to software issues, as of the end of March, they've only managed to send out 250 payments.

Emergency rental assistance improved slightly in August but still lags far behind The Treasury Department is starting to outline ways unused funds will be reallocated to high-performing programs ...