The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority will be using $21 million in new federal money to pay for emergency vouchers to house 298 homeless families.
[Michelle] Heritage said a big problem is the lack of affordable housing. The area lost 19,469 affordable homes — rents less than $900 — from 2017 to 2019 because rents have gone up, according to the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio. "It’s super difficult to find places people can afford. There's huge competition for every single apartment."
Carlie Boos, executive director of the affordable housing alliance, said she fears homelessness will increase when the eviction moratorium is lifted on June 30.