People on the verge of homelessness will get help paying rent under Biden administration plan

Low-income people who need help paying rent or securing temporary housing will get additional government aid under a new initiative to tackle the country’s record homelessness, the Biden administration said Friday.

The initiative seeks to address homelessness by expanding what is covered under Medicaid in certain states. Eight states and the District of Columbia have been selected to participate in a federal “accelerator” to reduce homelessness, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department…