NJ slow to roll out $270M in COVID funds for housing help
WNYC News | Dec 19, 2022
Only a small percentage of the money set aside to help New Jersey's struggling homeowners — money the state received as part of the American Rescue Plan stimulus package — has been distributed.
NorthJersey.com obtained records from the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency through a public records request showing the state had given out fewer than than 4% of the funds over the course of a year. New Jersey rejected twice as many applications as it approved.
Tiffany Hanssen, weekend host of All Things Considered on WNYC, spoke with NorthJersey.com's Ashley Balcerzak about her findings. The transcript of their discussion below has been lightly edited for clarity.
