Work with MHP

RFP: Seeking Facilitator In 2022, the MN ERASE Campaign initiated its first project to evaluate involuntary displacement and extrajudicial evictions of tenants, in Minnesota, working with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs and HOME Line as research partners.  The report, “The Impact of the COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium on Landlord-Initiated…

Emergency Rental Assistance During The COVID-19 Pandemic

May 2023 MHP has published a report, Emergency Rental Assistance During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings And Recommendations for Preventing Evictions And Rental Arrears. The report reviews the impact of federally-funded emergency rental assistance (ERA) in Minnesota. Download (PDF): Emergency Rental Assistance During The COVID-19 Pandemic…

MHP Releases Key Facts on Housing

September 2022 All people should have a safe, secure place to call home. Today, 550,000 Minnesotans pay more than 30% of their income on housing (also known as “cost burdened”)—a number that continues to escalate. These families are forced to choose between paying for housing and other necessities such as…

Renter Snapshot Series: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing insecurity for millions of households, especially for low-income, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) households. However, the solutions are not elusive—when given access to emergency rental assistance, the renters most in need experienced housing stability.  Households of color have been more likely…

Renter Data on Cost Burden & Rent Debt

This January 2022 data snapshot presents some indicators of projected need for emergency housing assistance. Thisreport includes county-level data provided by the State of Minnesota relating to applications for Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) distributed by the program RentHelpMN. This work was funded as part of the Minnesota ERASE campaign and in…