SAN ANTONIO — This is an ongoing list of measures and resources and will be updated. For additional questions related to COVID-19, please call the city's hotline at 210-207-5779.
RENT/HOUSING
- All evictions and foreclosures are suspended under Bexar County's Emergency Order.
- For people who are displaced or need emergency assistance, there is some help available through the city of San Antonio's Risk Mitigation Fund. The fund was recently aided by a $500,000 boost from the Housing Trust Foundation.
- To apply for help through that fund, click here.
- The San Antonio Apartment Association is encouraging its members to forgive 25% of rent payments to leverage additional funding in the Risk Mitigation fund. To learn more about that, click here.
- Foreclosures are effectively paused because trials and hearings are suspended at the Bexar County Courthouse.
UTILITIES
- CPS Energy and SAWS have moratoriums on disconnects and late fees during the stay-at-home social distancing process that has been enacted to thwart the spread of the disease.
FOOD ASSISTANCE
- Even if you have not accessed the San Antonio Food Bank before, help is available for people who cannot afford groceries. If you need help, click here.
UNEMPLOYMENT
- The Texas Workforce Commission is facing a high volume of requests, though it says there is less traffic to its website between 10 pm and 8 am.
- To learn more about the process for filing, click here.
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS
- For small businesses, Bexar County will offer $5 million in interest-free loans and $250,000 in grants to help businesses struggling with payroll, according to a spokesperson for the Mayor's office. The loans would be 0% interest, with a four-month grace period before payments would begin. The details are still being worked out and should be finalized in the coming days.
- The recently passed CARE Act also has a paycheck protection program offering forgivable loans to small businesses so they can continue paying employees and rent. To learn more, click here.
WORK CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Judge Nelson Wolff recently named COVID-19 Community Action working groups to find ways to help people whose lives have been disrupted by COVID-19. To learn more, click here.