Homelessness

Anyone who hasn’t found a place to live after Dec. 15 will be offered temporary shelter, say officials, who’ve successfully placed 50 people so far.

Anyone who hasn’t found a place to live after Dec. 15 will be offered temporary shelter, say officials, who’ve successfully placed 50 people so far.

The amendment, from Councilmember Helen Gym, extends the requirement through March 31, 2021.

Jobless claims rose sharply last week as critical relief programs, including expanded jobless benefits, are due to expire the day after Christmas.

In anticipation, housing support groups are scrambling to set up new systems, including ways for people to stay safe outside in freezing conditions.

The Philadelphia neighborhood has been in the national media as the epicenter of the opioid crisis. An online forum will let residents sound off about how their story is told.

A federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Dec. 31. Kathryn Leifheit of UCLA says new data suggest evictions are linked to increases in COVID cases and deaths.

With their savings running out, many Americans are being forced to use credit cards to pay for bills they can't afford — even their rent.

Some landlords oppose the measure. An attorney for the Homeowner’s Association of Philadelphia said mediation should be an option, not a requirement.

The latest figures show that tenants and landlords who go through Philadelphia’s Eviction Diversion program reach an agreement in more than 86% of cases.

The 30 beds at the first site sometimes fill up, officials said, with people from shelters or those experiencing homelessness.

The remote hotel near wetlands off I-95 south of Wilmington led to struggles attracting guests. The county snapped it up at auction using federal coronavirus relief money.

Landlord groups say the hold on evictions is tantamount to stealing from property owners.

People leaving the protest encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are moving to new homes, some of them squats elsewhere in the city.

Agency officials hope the new residents will occupy the homes by the end of the year — a fast timeline warranted by a growing affordability crisis compounded by the pandemic.