After Governor's Call to Action in Budget Address, Shapiro Administration Issues First Whole-Home Repairs Payments

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Just three days after his first budget address, Governor Josh Shapiro announced Lackawanna and Wayne counties received over $2 million through the Whole-Home Repairs Program, the first counties to receive funding through the program.

During his budget address, in which he stressed the importance of making sure people living paycheck to paycheck can afford to maintain their homes, the Governor announced that he had instructed the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to get the money out to counties as quickly as possible. Governor Shapiro knows many of our neighbors are being crushed under a mountain of rising prices, most of which are out of their control. That is why his budget focuses on commonsense solutions the Commonwealth can implement to take some of that burden off their shoulders. The payments from the Whole-Home Repairs Program will provide much needed assistance to property owners in Lackawanna and Wayne counties.

"So many Pennsylvanians are struggling to keep up with rising prices -- we need to make sure people living paycheck to paycheck can afford to maintain their homes so that they're safe and healthy for themselves and their families," said Governor Shapiro. "Under my leadership, the Department of Community and Economic Development is moving swiftly to disburse the Whole Home Repairs funds, and it's now up to the counties to get this money into the hands of those who need it as quickly as possible."

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