Gretchen Whitmer offers Michigan residents $500 a month to house migrants
Effort last month was seeking unpaid volunteers to accommodate 'newcomers'
BY KYLE OLSON
MARCH 25, 2024
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is offering residents $500 a month to house migrants — dubbed “newcomers” — in the state.
“The Newcomer Rental Subsidy program provides Refugees and other Newcomer population-eligible households with rental assistance up to $500 per month for up to 12 months, with eligibility based on immigration status and household income,” the Office of Global Michigan said on its site, as first reported by Dave Bondy Digital.
“Many refugees and other newcomers face critical housing challenges, and this program will increase access to better and more affordable housing opportunities while supporting a more rapid social integration to refugees and other newcomer populations to Michigan.”
https://www.themidwesterner.news/2024/03/gretchen-whitmer-offers-michigan-residents-500-a-month-to-house-migrants/