The Iranian government has released some $417 million in rental assistance under the country�s coronavirus�rescue package.

The allocation of the fund was finalized on Monday during a meeting of Iran�s National Headquarters for Battling Coronavirus.

It was decided during the meeting chaired by President Hassan Rouhani that a total sum�of 100 trillion rials be allocated as assistance to renters who have been struggling economically because of measures imposed to curb the spread of the disease.

Renters in the capital Tehran, where housing prices have soared in recent months, will be able to use loans worth 750 million rials ($3,125) as direct payment to their landlords. The figure will reduce to 400 million rials and 250 million rials for tenants in two groups of smaller cities.

Banks will continue to process rental assistance requests until late September 2021, said an announcement by the Iranian housing and transportation ministry.