Urban Institute Projects American Rescue Plan Act Will Significantly Reduce U.S. Poverty Rates
The Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute has released an estimate of the extent to which key provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act will affect the poverty rate in 2021. The…
Research Identifies Challenges in Comparing Evictions across Jurisdictions
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Evictions: The Comparative Analysis Problem,” identifies ways in which contextual details matter when comparing eviction rates across jurisdictions. Drawing on…
COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index Connects Social Vulnerability Factors to Recent COVID Data
Covid Act Now, a nonprofit focused on providing timely data about COVID-19, released a COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI). The CCVI combines data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Urban Institute Finds American Rescue Plan Act Will Significantly Reduce Poverty among Black and Latino Households
Source: Urban Institute, 2021. “2021 Poverty Projections: Assessing Four American Rescue Plan Policies.” Projections of 2021 Supplemental Poverty Measure poverty rates, considering effect of…
Michigan’s Poverty Task Force Releases Policy Recommendations
The State of Michigan’s Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity released its 2021 Poverty Task Force Report, which outlines more than 30 policy recommendations to strengthen anti-poverty…
NLIHC Seeks Website and Graphic Design Specialist
NLIHC seeks a website and graphic design specialist who will be responsible for managing NLIHC websites and electronic communications, designing print and electronic publications and materials,…
NLIHC Seeks Development Specialist
NLIHC seeks a development specialist who will support NLIHC fund development activities and events that enable the Coalition to obtain the necessary resources to fulfill its mission. The…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 7
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 7: “With congressional approval imminent, Biden prepares to send checks, but big stimulus challenges…
Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill with Nearly $50 Billion for Housing and Homelessness Assistance
The Senate passed by a vote of 50 to 49 the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package containing nearly $50 billion in essential housing and homelessness assistance,…
NLIHC, NCLC, and NHLP Send Letter to CFPB and FTC Urging Immediate Action on Evictions and Home Foreclosures
NLIHC, National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with more than 80 other national organizations, sent a letter to the acting director of the Consumer…
Representatives Introduce Bill to Enforce Eviction Moratoriums and Prevent “Self Help” Evictions during the Pandemic
Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced on March 1 the “Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021” (H.R. 1451). If…