MaineHousing, which has partnered on the state to administer $28.4 million in rental assistance, said in November that 14,000 Mainers had taken advantage of the program, which will be extended through the new federal COVID-19 relief package.
Still, more than a quarter of Maine’s residents are not confident they’ll be able to make their next rent or mortgage payment, the Maine Center for Economic Policy found earlier this month, also using figures from the Census Household Pulse.
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