Minnesota Receives $5.6M In Federal Funds To Assist Low-Income Families With Housing

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

August 11, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced $5.6 million in federal funds that will go to support public housing authorities in Minnesota.

On Tuesday, HUD Secretary Ben Carson says $472 million in CARES Act funding will help low-income families nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $5.6 million slotted for Minnesota will be going to 60 public housing authorities throughout the state, and can be used to help families assisted by Housing Choice Vouchers and Mainstream vouchers.

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