The creation of a new, temporary disaster rental assistance program intended to help survivors of January’s wildfires using Measure ULA dollars has been delayed, it was announced Thursday.

Commission staff for the United to House L.A. Citizen Oversight Committee reported the program will be delayed a minimum of six months as a result of a contract that fell through.

Additionally, an ongoing effort to consolidate four departments into one has also impacted the COC’s work. Mayor Karen Bass instructed for the Departments of Aging, Economic and Workforce Development and Youth Development to be folded into the Community and Family Investment Department as part of solutions to address a roughly $1 billion deficit, which city officials were able to close.

The City Council backed the mayor’s de

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