Significant Number of Renters Still Behind on Rent in September
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released an analysis of the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey for September 2 to September 14, which finds millions of households continuing to…
Affordable Rental Housing Providers’ Expenses Increasing, Rent Revenues Declining during Pandemic
The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) and ndp analytics released the results of a survey of low- and moderate-income housing providers conducted in August, which asked them about additional…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s September 21 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, experts discussed the latest data on evictions, the impact of COVID-19 on income inequality, and the…
Bill Requiring Federally Funded Housing Projects to Take Flood Risk into Account Introduced in the House
Representatives David Price (D-NC), chair of the Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Lee Zeldin (R-NY) have introduced the “Flood Resiliency and Taxpayer…
Legislation Passes Out of Committee to Increase FEMA Reimbursement Levels for State Action on COVID-19 and 2020 Disasters
A bill increasing the amount of reimbursement that states receive from FEMA for disaster and COVID-19 emergency measures was passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - October 5, 2020
National Updates Advocacy NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) will continue to push for a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 5, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households,…
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Funded Through Election
Congress passed and the president signed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 30 to extend current funding for federal agencies and programs through December 11. The bill (HR 8337) passed out of…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to Reimpose DHS Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision on September 11 allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume implementing its “Public Charge” rule nationwide (see…
HUD Publishes Final Section 3 Rule
HUD published a final rule implementing the Section 3 obligations of public housing agencies (PHAs) and other recipients of HUD housing and community development funding. The final rule was published…
New Podcast Episode Explores Campaign’s Racial Equity Work
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released its 26th podcast episode, “Centering Racial Equity in an Affordable Homes Campaign.” The episode discusses the work of…