Parents who received money meant to support their newborns are being wrongly charged higher rent because of it, according to a group of housing advocates.
The Housing Advocacy Collective (HAC) discovered the issue after mothers it assists reported being required to pay more for their subsidized housing. The mothers said property managers cited Rx Kids funding as the reason.
Rx Kids is a program that provides new and expectant mothers with cash “prescriptions” to help them through the first year of their child’s life. Now in its second year, the program gives enrollees $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 per month for the baby’s first year…