The Georgia Rental Assistance program, which provides federal funds to pay late rent and utility bills following the pandemic, announced Thursday a partnership with Georgia Power to pay $44.5 million ...

Aug. 2—ATLANTA — As America continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic's overwhelming impact, many Georgians received aid that prevented evictions, housing instability and loss of utilities.

ATLANTA — A state rental assistance program in Georgia that was initially funded with nearly $1 billion is expanding who is eligible to receive funds. According to guidance issued this week by the ...

Jul. 19—MOULTRIE, Ga. — Several Georgia residents have sought help from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs Rental Assistance program to help relieve them of financial hardship or potential ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – With the end of the fourth and final extension of the federal moratorium on eviction looming advocacy groups and local officials are informing and urging those at risk of being ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - As of Oct. 28, the Georgia Rental Assistance program is no longer taking new applications. Since there was a moratorium on evictions, a lot of people have lived in homes without ...

Heather Somerstein lost her job earlier in the pandemic and fell behind on rent. Before long, she was facing imminent eviction from her Smyrna apartment. “I had never been evicted or been late on my ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Over the past couple of years, the cost of housing in Georgia has dramatically increased and caused many individuals and families to be homeless or displaced. To help alleviate ...

A Georgia state agency has stopped accepting applications from people seeking assistance with their rent payments, saying the state has begun to run out of money from the federally funded aid program.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Georgia Power, in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, is helping those in need of utility assistance in nearly 300 zip codes across the peach state.