A POLITICO analysis found coronavirus relief favors white households, leaving Black and other minority tenants exposed to eviction
Federal housing aid during the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately benefits white households over minorities, with Black households most at risk, a POLITICO analysis has found. The federal assistance favors homeowners over renters, and because white households are more likely to own homes — a long-standing trend with roots in racist housing policy — they have more access to aid.
Data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse survey in July showed that 42.2 percent of Black renters had “no” or only “slight” confidence in their ability to pay the next month’s rent, compared to 21.7 percent of white and 32.5 percent of all renters.Some states and municipalities have set their own eviction moratoriums, but the response has varied across the country.
“We've got the majority of Black homes in the city who are going to be left out of any programs that are geared toward homeowners. And then the majority of white folks, who make up the minority of city residents, will be eligible for those programs,” said Cashauna Hill, executive director of the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, on the effect of federal aid for New Orleans residents.
“However, we do still have concern about overcrowded courts and lack of pervasive mask usage in courts where in-person hearings are held,” Hill said in an email.Southeastern states that are at risk of seeing a large number of evictions are also in the middle of hurricane season.
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