HUD 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Finds Unsheltered Homelessness on the Rise
HUD has released the 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Part 1, which provides estimates of homelessness in the U.S. The 2022 report estimates that approximately 582,500 people were…
GAO Report Examines Implementation of Treasury’s ERA Program
New research published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines factors that affected the timeliness of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Emergency Rental Assistance…
Study Finds States with More Conservative or Less Professionalized Legislatures More Likely to Preempt Local Affordable Housing Policies
An article published in Urban Studies, “State Preemption and Affordable Housing Policy,” explores the factors associated with the preemption by state legislatures of local affordable housing policies…
Predominantly Rural and Suburban Continuums of Care Faced Largest Increases in Sheltered People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness between 2021 and 2022
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness,” December 2022
Massachusetts Advocates Publish Report on Right to Rental Assistance
A new report published by a partnership of housing groups finds that the State of Massachusetts could provide affordable housing for the estimated 240,000 eligible families not currently being served…
Where to Find Us – January 9
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Los Angeles Business Council Housing and Transportation Committee Meeting – Virtual, January 18-19 (Sarah Saadian) Ohio…
Biden Administration Releases Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and Reduce Homelessness
The Biden administration released on December 19 a federal plan for ending homelessness in the U.S., All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. Developed by the U.S.…
Appropriators Reach Agreement on FY23 Spending Bill – Take Action Today!
Appropriations leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate announced on December 15 that they had reached a deal on a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending package. The news comes on the heels…
NLIHC Joins Statement Opposing NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s Plan to Increase Involuntary Hospitalization of New Yorkers with Disabilities
NLIHC joined nearly 300 organizations and individuals in a joint statement released on December 12 opposing New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s plan to sweep the city’s streets and subways of people…
Join Today’s (12/19) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join today’s (December 19) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Jeff Olivet, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), will join the call to discuss…
NLIHC Releases Report on Housing and Homelessness Ballot Measures in the November 2022 Elections
NLIHC released a new report, Voters Choose Housing: A Summary of Housing and Homelessness Ballot Measures in the November 2022 Elections, on December 15. The report gives an overview of nearly 100…