1. Now screens for Denver Sidewalk Program Rebate. The Sidewalk Fee Rebate offers a rebate on sidewalk fees for low-income homeowners in Denver.
2. Pueblo County Co-brand. In partnership with Pueblo County Human Services, users from the county will now see a cobranded version of MyFriendBen.
3. TRUA updated. We have reactivated Denver’s Temporary Rent and Utility Assistance Program as a near-term needs resource. This program lets income-qualified Denver renters facing eviction apply for a monthly lottery for rent assistance.
4. Backend updated to use FPL years for near-term need programs. Certain near-term need programs in MyFriendBen have FPL requirements. MFB is now able to capture those requirements in our backend as we screen for these programs.
5. FPL for Everyday Eats updated. FPL has changed from 130% FPL to 150% for eligibility.
6. Swahili direct link bug resolved. We have fixed an issue where the url to take users directly to MFB in Swahili was previously broken.
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