WASHINGTON — Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed 2025 budget which cuts D.C.'s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) by more than half prompted a sparring match with Chairman of the Committee on ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) –The Emergency Rental Program (ERAP) portal opened for D.C. residents on Wednesday. Here are some things you should know when you go into the portal: The portal is moving from ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The D.C. Council advanced amendments to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Tuesday, which would allow landlords to more easily evict tenants who are behind on ...

One of the programs targeted for cuts in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget is emergency rental assistance the administration says has been abused by people who don’t really need the help.

During the pandemic, emergency legislation made it easier for people falling on hard times to obtain rental assistance and stay in their homes or apartments. Now, D.C. leaders say some are using the ...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the disproportionate impact of its economic toll on renters, the federal government allocated an unprecedented $46.55 billion to the U.S. Department of the ...

An under-the-radar tweak to Washington, D.C.'s Emergency Rental Assistance Program passed in 2022 created a loophole that is at the heart of the existential crisis engulfing the District's affordable ...

WASHINGTON — Dozens of people waited for hours in the cold on Thursday as the District opened appointments for its Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), with many residents saying the new ...