Biden Administration Helps End Homelessness for More Than 140,000 People Using Housing First Approach
HUD, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on January 26 that more than 140,000 people experiencing homelessness have been…
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights, Announces Agency Action for Implementation
The Biden-Harris administration released a Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights aiming to strengthen and enforce critical renter protections and announced new actions for federal agencies…
Senior White House Official to Join Today’s (1/30) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join today’s (January 30) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Erika Poethig, special assistant to the Biden administration for housing and urban policy, will join the call to give…
NLIHC Releases Memo Outlining Policy Priorities for 118th Congress
NLIHC released on January 26 Advancing Housing Justice in the 118th Congress, a memorandum addressed to the new Congress outlining the ongoing need for federal investments in affordable, accessible…
NLIHC Endorses Two Housing Bills Introduced in the House
Two housing-related bills endorsed by NLIHC were introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 20. The “Affordable Housing Equity Act” (H.R.418), introduced by Representative Jimmy Gomez…
Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand and Improve Housing Choice Voucher Program
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the “Choice in Affordable Housing Act” (S. 32) in the U.S. Senate on January 24. The bipartisan bill would expand and improve HUD’s…
House Republicans Discuss Potential Short-Term Suspension of Debt Ceiling to Buy More Time for Negotiations
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are reportedly discussing a potential short-term suspension of the debt ceiling to buy more time for debt ceiling negotiations. While a plan has not…
Majority of $690 Million of ERA2 Funds Reallocated in Second Round Remained in Same State
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data on voluntary and involuntary reallocations of the second tranche of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) funds. The release details data…
Renters Facing Financial Distress during Pandemic Were More Concentrated in High-Poverty Neighborhoods, Report Finds
A report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS), “The Geography of Renter Financial Distress and Housing Insecurity during the Pandemic,” examines the geographic…
Solomon Greene and David Uejio Nominated to Key HUD Leadership Roles
President Joe Biden has nominated Solomon Greene and David Uejio to serve in key leadership roles at HUD. Mr. Greene was nominated to serve as assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Policy…
HUD Announces Virtual Briefings on AFFH Rule
HUD announced three virtual briefings on the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing proposed rule, which will be released “imminently” (see Memo, 1/23). The briefings will summarize the main…