Zillow Research Examines Relationship between Rent Affordability and Homelessness
A report from Zillow Research, Homelessness Rises More Quickly Where Rent Exceeds a Third of Income, examines the relationship between rent affordability and homelessness. The report finds that…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – December 17, 2018
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to the 2017 and 2018 disasters since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the…
Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Submits Comments to California’s Disaster Recovery Action Plan
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) submitted comments on California’s draft State Action Plan for Disaster Recovery. The plan describes how the state intends to spend $124…
HUD Inspector General Identifies the Department’s Top Six Management Challenges
The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on the top management challenges facing HUD in 2019, identifying six specific issues which, according to the report, “impact HUD’s ability to…
President Establishes New ‘Opportunity and Revitalization Council’ Chaired by HUD Secretary Carson
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on December 12 establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, to be chaired by HUD Secretary Ben Carson. The primary purpose of…
New Study Finds Housing Instability is the Greatest Predictor of Students’ Chronic Absenteeism from School
Researchers at Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan released in November a new study, Missing School, Missing Home: the Link between Chronic Absenteeism, Economic Instability, and…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardee Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honoree Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO). Representative Cleaver will receive the 2019 Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award for…
Explore Research Related to Housing for Extremely Vulnerable Populations at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum, March 27-29, 2019
NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, 2019 will explore the issues and solutions related to housing for extremely…
Deadline for Nominations to NLIHC 2019 Housing Organizing Awards is January 11, 2019
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2019 NLIHC Housing Organizing Awards is Friday, January 11, 2019. The awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional,…
Congress Strips Additional Work Requirements for SNAP before Passing Farm Bill
Congress passed an $867 billion farm bill, after a proposal that would have made cuts and placed stronger work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps)…