The City Council on Tuesday voted to provide $2 million in housing subsidies to as many as 400 Santa Monica seniors struggling to make their rent control payments.

The vote greatly expands to between 250 and 400 households the two-year-old Preserving Our Diversity pilot program that served 22 seniors at a cost of $300,000 a year. Phase two of the program raises the eligible age from 62 to 65.

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AND: https://www.smdp.com/program-expands-to-help-seniors-pay-rent/178577