SEATTLE — Gov. Inslee placed a 30-day statewide moratorium on evictions Wednesday, his latest measure in response to the increasing number of virus cases in Washington state.
Inslee also called on all public utilities in the state to suspend shut-offs and waive late fees for out-of-work customers.
Other new measures included waiving the one-week period to receive unemployment insurance, and he directed the Department of Social and Health Services to expand eligibility for the Family Emergency Assistance Program to families without children.
Wednesday’s announcements came one day after Inslee signed a measure drawing $200 million from the state’s emergency “rainy day” fund, with $175 million going to the public health system and the remainder to a dedicated unemployment fund for coronavirus effects.
This comes as the number of positive cases of coronavirus
rose to 1,187, including at least 66 deaths.