Congress Returns to Capitol Hill Next Week to Resume FY2023 Appropriations – Take Action!
Tomorrow’s (November 8) election will determine control of the House and Senate in the next Congress, and with it, the workload that lies ahead for members before the new Congress begins on January 3…
Take Action on Key Reforms Needed to Ensure Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Addresses Needs of People with the Lowest Incomes
Congress may enact a tax extenders package before the end of the year, and NLIHC is urging policymakers to use the tax legislation to expand and reform the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to…
Join Today’s (11/7) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join today’s (November 7) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. Sarah Javid with National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) will join the call to discuss housing and economic insecurity…
New Data Show 11% Decrease in Veteran Homelessness since 2020 – Biggest Decline in More Than Five Years
HUD, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced on November 3 that new data show an 11% decline in veteran homelessness since…
NLIHC Releases New Fact Sheet and Updated Database on Housing Investments Made with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
NLIHC released a new fact sheet and updated database highlighting how states have allocated additional Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to invest in affordable housing and…
Join Today’s “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar for Renters and Tenant Leaders to Provide Feedback on National Tenant Bill of Rights and Tenant Protections
NLIHC will host a session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renters and tenant leaders – today, November 7, at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will be joined by staff from the…
Sign On to Letter Urging Passage of Bipartisan Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of almost 900 local, state, and national organizations support the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act,” introduced in the U.S. Senate by…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 7, 2022
Hurricane Ian Updates Tenants in Orange County, Florida, refused to vacate their homes after hurricane damage prompted evictions. Tenants explained that they lack any available options for…
White House, Treasury, and Code for America Launch Simplified Tax Filing Tool to Help Families Claim Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits – Apply by November 15!
The White House, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and Code for America have collaborated to create a simplified tax filing tool to help families apply for Child Tax Credits (CTC) and…
Updated Housing and Transportation Affordability Index Highlights Prohibitively High Combined Cost of Housing and Transit
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has released an updated version of its Housing and Transportation Affordability Index (H+T Index), incorporating additional data to estimate the percent…
NLIHC, NHLP, and NHT Convey Resident Engagement and Protection Comments to HUD Regarding Green and Resilient Retrofit Program
NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), and the National Housing Trust (NHT) submitted comments on October 27 in response to HUD’s request for information (RFI) regarding the Green and…