House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Use of Fair and Affordable Housing to Combat Inflation
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services held a hearing, “Boom and Bust: The Need for Bold Investments in Fair and Affordable Housing to Combat Inflation,” on December 1.…
NLIHC Joins Letter Urging Congress to Confirm David Uejio as HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
NLIHC joined the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and other national organizations in submitting a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging the senator to prioritize the…
HUD Announces Creation of New Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
HUD announced the creation of the first-ever Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee during the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The committee will aim to strengthen the nation-to-nation…
OSAH State Grantees in Action: Spotlight on North Carolina and Illinois
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign supports more than 20 state campaigns that are focused on building a multi-sector movement to generate widespread support for federal policies that…
NLIHC and New Jersey Advocates Send Letter to FEMA Regarding Inadequate Rental Assistance for Survivors of Hurricane Ida
NLIHC, the New Jersey Resource Project, and a number of other New Jersey-based organizations sent a letter to FEMA on December 2 raising concerns about the lack of rental assistance being provided to…
DHRC’s National Disaster Webinar Series Concludes for Season with Final Webinar
With the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season coming to a close on November 30, the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) hosted a final national disaster webinar on November 29 to provide…
DHRC’s Puerto Rico Working Group Sends Letter to FEMA Urging Improvements to Translation and Interpretation Services and Extension of Deadline for Assistance Applications
NLIHC, the Fair Share Housing Center, and Puerto Rican advocates including Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia, and the Hispanic Federation sent a letter to FEMA…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – December 5, 2022
Hurricane Ian Updates President Biden declared a major disaster for Charleston, Georgetown, and Horry counties in South Carolina on November 21 after Hurricane Ian impacted coastal areas of the…
Research Finds Online Rental Platforms Reinforce Housing Inequalities and Residential Segregation
A new study, “Segmented Information, Segregated Outcomes: Housing Affordability and Neighborhood Representation on a Voucher-Focused Online Housing Platform and Three Mainstream Alternatives,”…
NLIHC Releases New Report on Serving Native American Households Using ERA
NLIHC and the United Native American Housing Association (UNAHA) released a new report on December 1. The report, Serving Native American Households Using ERA: Learning from High-Spending Programs,…
Judge Blocks 15% Rent Reduction for Newly Stabilized Properties in Kingston, New York
After months of organizing by local tenants and activists, the City of Kingston Rent Guidelines Board voted on November 9 for an unprecedented 15% rent reduction for all newly rent-stabilized…