Leading National Organizations in Education, Health, Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Environment, and More Tell Congress to Invest in Housing in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign sent a letter on April 13 to congressional leaders urging critical housing and homelessness resources in the potential “Phase 4”…
NLIHC Submits Comment Letter Opposing Changes to "Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations" Rule
NLIHC submitted a comment letter on April 13 opposing HUD’s proposed changes to the “Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations” rule (see, Memo 2/18). The proposed changes would remove two…
National Housing Trust Fund Allocations for FY20 Announced
HUD announced on April 17 the FY20 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories. A total of $322,264,268 was allocated, a…
Webinar on “Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives,” May 21
Join NLIHC for an Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives” on May 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at…
New Construction Has Mixed Short-Term Effect on Rents in Immediate Vicinity
A working paper from scholars at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, “Build Baby Build?: Housing Submarkets and the Effects of New Construction on Existing Rents”…
Study Finds Association Between Rental Assistance and How People Rate their Health
An article published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, “Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health,” found associations between how adults rated their own health and the…
Low-Income Households without Bank Accounts Will Wait Longer for COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
Source: FDIC Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, 2017.
Alaska Advocates Succeed in Restoring Funding for Homeless Prevention Services
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed into law Alaska’s fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget on Monday April 6, prioritizing public safety, education, emergency response, and economic development. Housing…
District of Columbia Passes Emergency Coronavirus Bill that Includes Rent-Hike Freeze and Mortgage and Rent Forbearance
The Washington, DC City Council passed on April 7 an expansive piece of legislation intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Housing justice advocates were able to secure a rent-hike freeze as…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 12
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 12: “Renters Are Losing Their Homes Despite Eviction Moratoriums,” Time Magazine, April 15 at: https…
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…