HUD PIH Posts New Version of COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies Version 4 on May 29. This version of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) updates 12 earlier FAQs and…
HUD HOME Webinar to Provide Guidance on Using Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Waivers during Coronavirus Pandemic
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) will conduct a webinar about “Designing and Implementing an Emergency HOME TBRA Program” on June 10 at 1 pm ET. The webinar will provide guidance on…
HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Announces $800 Million from CARES Act for 16,500 Section 8 PBRA Properties
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) posted a Memorandum dated May 28 announcing action to provide $800 million of the $1 billion CARES Act supplemental appropriation to…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s June 2 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 2. The call featured an opening conversation with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as well as…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 8, 2020
National Updates Congress The Colorado Sun published an op-ed by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) urging Congress to address the housing crisis in the next relief package. In addition to…
Leading Organizations from Health, Education, Civil Rights, Faith, and Environment Urge Senate to Adopt Housing Provisions in HEROES Act
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign sent a letter on June 1 urging the Senate to adopt vital housing provisions contained in the “HEROES Act” and move with…
Secretary Carson and Director Calabria to Testify Before Senate Committee on Oversight of Housing Regulators
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will conduct a virtual hearing, “Oversight of Housing Regulators,” on June 9 at 10 am ET. Witnesses will be HUD Secretary Ben Carson…
HUD Proposal to Weaken LGBTQ Access to Emergency Homelessness Services Clears OIRA
A HUD proposal to weaken enforcement of the Equal Access to Housing rule component that provides protections to LGBTQ people experiencing homelessness and seeking emergency shelter cleared the Office…
Webinar on June 18 to Focus on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting”
Join an NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Overcoming Obstacles to Voting,” taking place on June 18 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
Reports Detail Expansion of Neighborhood Poverty
Two reports released by the Economic Innovation Group detail the growth and persistence of high-poverty neighborhoods in the U.S. over the last 40 years. The reports, “The Expanded Geography of High-…
Poor Black and Latino Households Likelier than Poor White Households to Live in High-Poverty Neighborhoods
Source: EIG, The Expanded Geography of High-Poverty Neighborhoods, 2020.