FHFA Announces $740 Million in 2022 for National Housing Trust Fund
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on February 28 that the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) will receive a total of $1.138 billion for affordable…
Senator Padilla Announces Legislation to Address Affordable Housing and Homelessness Crisis
Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the “Housing For All Act of 2022” on February 25. The bill would address the severe shortage of 6.8 million affordable homes for renters with the lowest incomes…
Senator Manchin Lays Out Potential Framework for New Reconciliation Package
In an interview following President Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) laid out a potential framework for a revised reconciliation package that could win his…
Join Today’s National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!
Join today’s (March 7) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. We will discuss the current status of the fiscal year 2022 spending bill and the importance of quickly enacting that bill…
Recording of March 1 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
In our most recent (March 1) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we welcomed Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), who spoke about his “Housing for All Act of…
NLIHC and Disaster Recovery Advocates Send Letter Urging Passage of FEMA Reform Bill
NLIHC and almost 30 other national organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders on March 1 urging them to include the “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” in any upcoming appropriation…
White House Extends Order Directing FEMA to Fully Reimburse COVID-19 Costs, Including Sheltering for People Experiencing Homelessness
In a memo released by the White House on March 1, President Biden announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would continue to fully cover eligible costs related to COVID-19-…
UN Climate Report Links Assistance for Low-Income Households to Climate Adaptation
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 6th Assessment Report on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability on February 27. The report presents key findings on…
Coronavirus Updates – March 7, 2022
National Updates Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released demographic data on February 24 showing that funds delivered to millions of households through…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 7, 2022
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on March 1 that the Citizen Participation & Equitable Engagement (CPEE) Toolkit is now available. The toolkit is a resource to…
HUD Inspector General Finds PIH Lacks Policies to Address Public Housing Resident Requests for Reasonable Accommodations
An audit by the HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) did not have policies and procedures to adequately ensure that public housing…