Illinois paid out $1 billion in federal tax money for rental assistance since 2020 – Center Square

Of more than 64,000 applications, about 27,000 were approved for the second round of the program. The average level of assistance was nearly $7,500. For applicants who did not have a responding landlord, about 3,100 were approved for direct payments for a total of $25 million, an increase of $15 million from the first round of the program for tenants without a responding landlord.