Pandemic eviction protections, direct payments kept homelessness in check, study shows
LOS ANGELES — Eviction moratoriums and cash income from extended unemployment insurance and stimulus payments helped thousands of economically vulnerable people in Los Angeles County avoid becoming homeless during the pandemic, a new study has found.
The study released Wednesday by the Economic Roundtable estimated that homelessness increased 13% from 2020 to 2022 — a higher figure than the official count — but that it would have climbed to 23% without the interventions.
"Eviction moratoriums and cash payments kept households and workers intact during the COVID pandemic," the study said. "These
