States Step in With Tax Rebates, Other Help as Pandemic-Era Benefits Dry Up

On April 10, 2023, the White House announced the official termination of the COVID-19 national emergency. With it went a collection of pandemic-era assistance programs. Now some states are using their own resources to fill in the gaps. Here’s a look back at some of the benefits that expired, the ones that were extended to 2024 and beyond, and the programs some state and local governments are putting in place to keep the public assistance train moving locally. Emergency Rental Assistance The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act became law in March 2020, prohibiting landlords “from initiating eviction proceedings or ‘charg[ing] fees, penalties, or other charges’ against a tenant for the nonpayment of rent. These protections extend for 120 days from enactment.”...