Difficult decisions. At first, the $52 million Berks County received for the rent relief program seemed like so much money that Kenneth Pick wasn’t sure he would be able to spend it all.

The U.S. Treasury in November required Pennsylvania to submit an improvement plan because its rental relief money wasn’t being spent fast enough. Part of the problem, state officials said, was that ...

Renters in parts of Pa. shut out of aid as counties elsewhere sit on millions of dollars. Updated: Dec. 08, 2021, 6:52 a.m. ... Even without the federal rent relief program, ...

Pennsylvania was given more than $1 billion in federal rent and utility relief, enough funding, by some estimates, to cover all the rental debt that has piled up since COVID-19 hit. The assistance has ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes $10 million for a Pennsylvania fund that assists financially ... End of relief money will push some Pa. towns off a financial cliff, Shapiro ...

STATE COLLEGE — Pennsylvania and most of its municipalities seem to be on track to commit their roughly $13 billion in federal pandemic relief funding as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches.

The ARPA funding included $7.29 billion for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, $4.95 billion for its largest cities and counties, and $1.21 billion for smaller municipalities, according to data ...