During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, experts discussed the latest data on evictions, the impact of COVID-19 on income inequality, and the executive order banning racial equity training.
Peter Hepburn of Eviction Lab and Rutgers University shared that between the end of the CARES Act eviction moratorium and the implementation of the CDC eviction moratorium, there was a spike in eviction filings in the cities tracked by Eviction Lab. They recorded 1,992 new filings the week of August 9th, and then an increase to 2,304 filings the week of August 16th. The next two weeks—following the end of the 30-day eviction notice period before evictions could be filed, as required by the CARES Act—saw significantly larger numbers of new filings: 2,930 the week of August 23rd and 3,131 the week of August 30th. Research indicates the CDC moratorium is more effective in some cities and states than in others, and since the CDC order many households have been receiving eviction filings, but they are less likely to result in judgments or writs of eviction.
Michael Stepner of the University of Toronto discussed the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, which explores the economic impacts of COVID-19 and demonstrates the disproportionate impact COVID-19 is having on employment for low-income people. Brittani Manzo, director of public policy at National Innovation Service, discussed the impact that President Trump’s executive order on combating race and sex stereotyping has on the housing and homelessness sectors. The executive order, which bans the use of federal funds for trainings on racial equity or LBGTQ rights, is impacting the response to the current eviction crisis and racial inequities in housing.
Peter Hainley of CASA of Oregon discussed the local impact of the wildfires on low-income housing and the recent study on the COVID-19 farmworkers study. Matthew Goze, CEO of American Indian Community Development Corporation in Minneapolis, discussed how the organization is using CARES Act funding to purchase and renovate several buildings to increase shelter and permanent supportive housing capacity. NLIHC’s Sarah Saadian discussed the state-of-play of the continuing resolution, a COVID-19 relief bill, and a disaster relief bill.
NLIHC hosts national calls on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness every week. On today’s call, we will discuss the status of lawsuits related to the CDC eviction moratorium, get updates from the field, and more.
Register for today’s call (Monday, October 5 at 2:30 pm ET) at: https://tinyurl.com/ru73qan
Watch a recording of the September 28 call at: tinyurl.com/yyw8eptr
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