The trend is clear: More and more people in our communities—locally and across the nation—face housing instability as housing shortages continue, and housing costs grow faster than what people can afford. Keep King County Housed (KKCH), a King County rent assistance and eviction prevention program that launched in July 2023, offers support for renters who … Continue reading Keep King County Housed data dashboard is live!
King County Processing Remaining EPRAP Applications and Conducting Audit of Payments
Leo Flor, Director of the Department of Community and Human Services Since 2020, the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) and a broad coalition of community organizations have distributed $318.5 million in payments to thousands of households across King County as part of the Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP). The size and growth … Continue reading King County Processing Remaining EPRAP Applications and Conducting Audit of Payments
EPRAP continues to make a difference in communities across King County, take a look at the numbers
Over the course of the pandemic, King County helped tens of thousands of renters avoid eviction and stay in their homes with our Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP). Since its inception, the program paid $298 million in payments to 33,482 households. As of today, 6,228 households are assigned to a provider to complete … Continue reading EPRAP continues to make a difference in communities across King County, take a look at the numbers
Important Update on EPRAP Program in King County
Program Status Due to a lack of available funds, the King County Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) is no longer accepting new applications through the EPRAP registration process as of last night, at 11:59 p.m. King County provided notice of the anticipated closure of the registration process to new applicants on February 14. King … Continue reading Important Update on EPRAP Program in King County
After Serving More Than 39,000 households, King County to pause new applications for the King County Rental Assistance Program
By Leo Flor, Director of King County Department of Community & Human Services Leo FlorDirector, Department of Community & Human Services Since the program began in March 2020, King County’s Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) has distributed $244 million in rent assistance and processed applications from 39,444 households. Consistent with our goal to break the historic pattern of racial ethnic disproportionality in evictions, 76 percent went to heads of household who identify as … Continue reading After Serving More Than 39,000 households, King County to pause new applications for the King County Rental Assistance Program
Rent assistance partners have a record week, debut new dashboard!
One month in to 2022, the pace continues to accelerate as community-based organizations and County staff work hard to complete pending applications for assistance through the Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP). In fact, the partners just celebrated the biggest payout week ever, distributing over $14 million in rent assistance payments to over 1,200 … Continue reading Rent assistance partners have a record week, debut new dashboard!