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Ventura reports 73 households helped by pandemic rental assistance; average aid $3,100
Summary
Staff summarized use of remaining CDBG-CV funds: $404,754 remained and staff-assisted 73 households (190 unduplicated individuals) with an average payment of $3,100; 75% of households served were extremely low income; staff asked the subcommittee to receive and file the report.
Andrea Palmer, senior management analyst, presented a brief update on the rental assistance program funded with remaining CARES Act/CDBG-CV dollars.
Palmer said $404,754 remained as of last year and that staff provided in-house rental assistance to 73 households, benefiting 190 unduplicated individuals. "The average benefit was $3,100 per applicant, and we found that the average rent was $2,108 a month," Palmer said, adding that 75% of households assisted were extremely low income and that no funds were lost to fraud.
Council members praised the program’s outcomes and staff noted a fuller report will appear on the August 25 council consent calendar. The subcommittee received the update as informational; no formal vote was taken.
