Private tenants who have fallen behind on their rent are being urged to apply for a hardship grant.
Denbighshire
County Council is administering the Welsh Government’s Tenancy Hardship Grant
for private tenants who have fallen behind on their rent by more than eight
weeks between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The grant,
which is paid directly to landlords, coincides with Covid-19 measures being
eased which includes enabling landlords to evict tenants from June 30.
Cllr Bobby
Feeley, the Council’s Lead Member for Well-being and Independence, said: “The
grant is intended to prevent people from becoming homeless or being evicted as
a result of income loss caused by the pandemic.
“The pandemic
has had an impact on all parts of our society and I would urge all those
eligible private tenants to apply for this grant.”
The grant will
be open to renters not receiving housing-related benefits and could include
tenants who have been on furlough, have seen a reduction in their work, or have
only been able to claim statutory sick pay while ill with Covid-19.
Applicants
will need to provide documents and a statement from the landlord which will be
reviewed before payment is made directly to the landlord.
* Anyone wishing
to apply for the grant can visit www.denbighshire.gov.uk/tenancy-hardship-grant
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