Advocates and voters took affordable housing into the voting booth in 2018, passing many important ballot measures that increase funding for affordable housing, implement tenant protections, and…
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) sent a letter on April 18 to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the agency review federal disaster aid…
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 4/22…
A study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Household Energy Costs and the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Do Utility Allowances Pay the Bills?,” examined the gap between utility allowances in the…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign has issued a sign-on letter calling on Congress to increase investments in the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to at least $3.5…
The Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), an NLIHC state partner, hosted its annual housing advocacy day at the Washington, DC, City Council on April 24. CNHED holds this…
The 2019 Maryland Legislative Session ended on April 8 with a number of victories for affordable housing advocates. The final 2020 Budget passed by the legislature includes $27 million for…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 21.
“Washington Post Columnist Michelle Singletary Says You Don't Deserve a Vacation If You Have Debt…
NLIHC seeks a housing policy analyst responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging the Coalition’s membership and network in action on federal policy and regulatory activities…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Building Michigan Communities Conference, Lansing, MI, May 1
Nevada HAND…
The Trump administration proposed a rule on April 17 that would prohibit undocumented immigrants from living in subsidized housing. Under the proposed rule, HUD will require expanded use of the…
