New Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 Website Features Key Resources for Voter Engagement
The 2020 elections are right around the corner. A number of states will hold their primaries and other local elections in late spring; and the 2020 presidential election is just months away. While…
Learn How to Get Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives into the Elections -Webinar, May 21
Learn about advancing housing issues and ballot initiatives in the 2020 elections during a NLIHC webinar on May 21 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays…
Growing Number of Assisted and Unassisted Seniors
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released “2020 Housing Impact Report: Seniors,” which finds that 2.9 million seniors lived in publicly supported housing in 2019, a 2.9…
In New Survey, Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Lost Household Income Due to COVID-19
The Pew Research Center released a summary of a national survey conducted April 7-12, which found that 52% of lower-income Americans report that they or someone in their household has lost a job or…
Majorities of Lower-Income and Hispanic Households Experience Job Loss or Pay Cut Due to COVID-19
Source: Pew Research Center, 2020.
Idaho Passes Fair Warning Act to Protect Renters from Abrupt Displacement
The past month has seen small but significant steps towards housing justice in Idaho. The “Fair Warning Act” was signed into law on March 24 by Idaho Governor Brad Little (R). The act requires a 30-…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 19
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 19: “Our homelessness crisis is urgent, tragic — and completely solvable” The Seattle Times, April 24…
Join NLIHC’s “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 p.m. ET!
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition host weekly national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” every Monday at 2:30 pm ET. These calls feature leaders from…
Representative Omar Introduces Bill to Cancel Rent Payments during Pandemic
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced on April 17 the “Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act” to institute a nationwide cancellation of rents and home mortgage payments through the duration of the…
51 Representatives Urge House and Senate Leaders to Include $100 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance in Next COVID-19 Response Bill
A group of 51 U.S. representatives, led by Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), sent a letter on April 10 to House and Senate leaders urging them to include $100…
House Congressional Progressive Caucus Pushes for Additional Housing Resources to Address Coronavirus
The House Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on April 9 outlining their top priorities for the next COVID-19 emergency relief package. The…