Rents can and should be reduced or suspended for the coronavirus pandemic
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The National Cabinet announced a moratorium on evictions just over a week ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As government ministers and commentators have tried to make clear, it's intended only to stop evictions—not rent payments. But the sudden losses of jobs and incomes mean many households cannot continue to pay pre-crisis rents.