(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — State officials are reminding anyone struggling to pay their mortgage or property tax bills that there is up to $30,000 in help available.
More than $300 million became available at the beginning of the month.
“In just the first three weeks since applications opened, more than 5,000 Illinois homeowners who are behind on their mortgage or property taxes have applied for this critical assistance,” Gov. JB Pritzker said.
The aim of the program and a similar one for renters is to keep families in their homes, he said.
“We’ve already seen the life-changing impact that this kind of intervention can have. Here in Cook County alone, evictions are down 64% from where they were prior to the pandemic,” Pritzker said.
The fund to help struggling renters has assisted 8,000 families so far this year, and more continue to be helped, he said.
Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust said people need to get their applications in by the end of May for the homeowner assistance program.
More info is available at IllinoisHousingHelp.org.
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