HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD) announced Wednesday it will partner with the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation to offer the Kansas Eviction Prevention Program in this area.
The program should be live Thursday with an estimated $35 million in funding to support it. The time frame will be extremely short with an estimated end date at the end of November, although an official end date was not announced. SCKEDD says it's in the process of training and signing the required agreement documents with KHRC.
SCKEDD is working to create a needs list of potential clients to begin helping them with rental assistance. SCKEDD offices do remain closed to the public and one-on-one help will be encouraged via phone calls, although in-person meetings with potential clients can be made by appointment only.
The Kansas Eviction Prevention Program (KEPP) provides rental assistance to households that have missed one or more rent payments as a result of the COVID pandemic. Landlords and tenants apply via a joint online process.
If the application is approved, the landlord receives rental assistance funds directly from KEPP, applies KEPP funds to the tenant’s account, and waives late fees for the month assistance was awarded. Approved tenants are eligible for a maximum of nine months of assistance, not to exceed $5,000 per household.