PAHRC to Host Webinar on Using the National Housing Preservation Database
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) will host a webinar on November 2 at 2 pm ET focused on using the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD). The NHPD, a joint…
HUD Creates New Disaster Recovery Program to Assist Disaster-Impacted Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Households with Low Incomes
Following years of advocacy by the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), HUD announced on October 24 the creation of the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program to…
Latest COVID-19 and Housing/Homelessness Updates – October 31, 2022
National Updates Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the reallocation amounts for ERA2 Quarter 1 Reallocation and Designated Voluntary Reallocations…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 31, 2022
Hurricane Ian FEMA has acknowledged that more than 400 disaster survivors in Florida received improper approvals for Critical Needs Assistance payments. Many of those survivors said they were…
NLIHC Issues Report Summarizing How States Used National Housing Trust Fund Allocations in 2018
NLIHC issued a new report, The National Housing Trust Fund: A Summary of 2018 State Projects, on October 26. Part of NLIHC’s effort to document the impact of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF),…
Recording of October 24 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On NLIHC’s most recent (October 24) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing” campaign, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel welcomed members back after a brief hiatus,…
NLIHC Releases Fact Sheet on LIHTC Reforms and New Call-to-Action Tool
NLIHC has released a new fact sheet explaining the need for targeted reforms to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and a call-to-action tool to help advocates ask their members of…
Nearly $3.7 Billion in ERA1 and ERA2 Funds Reallocated, with Majority of Funds Remaining within Same States
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) recently released additional data on voluntary reallocations from the third round of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA1) funds; ERA1 reallocation from…
HUD to Hold “Get Ready for NSPIRE” Sessions
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) announced 14 “Get Ready” sessions regarding National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE). NSPIRE is a new approach to defining and…
Join Today’s (Monday, 10/31) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on GOTV Efforts, Election Protection, and Post-Disaster Ballot Access
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
New Research Finds 104,000 NYC Public School Students Were Homeless Last Year
A New York Times article explores new data on homelessness among New York City public school students. The data reveal that 104,000 students in NYC experienced homelessness during the last school…