A new investigation by Wisconsin Watch has revealed that Wisconsin’s $322 million emergency rental assistance program may be inadvertently excluding undocumented residents. At least eight of the fourteen organizations participating in the program ask applicants to provide their social security numbers, which advocates say may discourage undocumented Wisconsinites from applying.
For more, our producer Jonah Chester spoke with Vanessa Swales, an investigative reporter with Wisconsin Watch.
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