In Nearly Every State, Full-Time Workers Must Earn More Than $15 an Hour to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment
Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, “Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing,” nlihc.org/oor. Note: This map displays the hourly wages that a full-time worker must earn (working 40 hours…
Kingston Becomes First City in Upstate New York to Adopt Rent Stabilization
The Common Council of Kingston, New York, approved a resolution to declare a housing emergency and enact the “Emergency Tenant Protection Act” (ETPA) on July 28. Under ETPA, rents for certain…
NLIHC Seeks Executive Assistant
NLIHC seeks an executive assistant who will be responsible for providing administrative and support services to the President and CEO and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to assist in the effective…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 14
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of August 14: “Rising Rents Are Squeezing Older Adults” Next Avenue, August 17 at: https://bit.ly/3QS9yed “A…
NLIHC to Publish End-of-Week Recap Beginning August 26
NLIHC is pleased to announce the creation of a new weekly e-newsletter, The Connection. The newsletter will bring together news and updates from NLIHC, making important information available to…
Where to Find Us – August 22
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Annual Utah Housing Matters Conference – Keynote Speaker, Midway, UT, August 29-31 (Renee Willis) Dane County Affordable…
House Sends Budget Reconciliation Bill to President Biden’s Desk without Essential Affordable Housing Investments
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation package on August 12 providing roughly $433 billion in new spending over the next 10 years for climate-, energy-, and health-related…
New NLIHC, NAEH, CBPP Webinar Series on Homelessness and Housing First Begins Today at 2:30 PM ET – Register Now!
Join the first webinar in a new four-part webinar series on homelessness and Housing First hosted by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy…
HUD Announces Tribal Funding Opportunities for ICDBG and IHBG Programs
HUD announced two new funding opportunities on August 8 for housing and community development projects in tribal communities. According to the announcement, approximately $129 million will be made…
June ERA Data Show 84% of ERA1 Expended on Assistance and Administration
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released emergency rental assistance (ERA) spending data through June 2022. ERA grantees spent nearly $538 million of ERA1 and $997 million of ERA2…
NLIHC to Host National Convening on Emergency Rental Assistance in October
NLIHC will host a national convening, “Emergency Rental Assistance: A Path to a Permanent Program,” in Washington, D.C., on October 17, 2022. The convening will bring together state, local, and…