Henry County to get $7 million in relief money

Henry County is getting a $7,060,482 allocation from the U.S. Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, part of a $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress in December.

The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted at its March 9 meeting to formally accept the funds. The ERAP lets counties, cities and towns with a population above 200,000 get funding for rental and utility assistance for their residents. According to officials, this money will especially help those in arrears and/or facing eviction. The funding also has provisions to assist renters with utility payments for gas, electric and water/sewer.