NLIHC Releases COVID-19 FAQs in Spanish, Including New FAQ on Housing Needs of People with Disabilities
NLIHC recently released new resources on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness, including Spanish translations of all Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). NLIHC has created COVID-19 FAQs about…
Tenant Talk Live: “Ask HUD” Webinar for Residents on June 1
Join NLIHC’s Tenant Talk Live resident engagement webinar on Monday, June 1 at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, 3 pm PT). NLIHC has invited key HUD officials to join residents in conversation about changes…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s May 18 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on May 18. The call featured updates from national, state, and local advocates and service providers working to…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, May 26, 2020
NLIHC maintains a COVID-19/Housing and Homelessness News and Resource page with policy recommendations, factsheets, frequently asked questions, research notes, and additional resources.…
Multisector Advocates Send Hundreds of Letters Urging Congress to Include Housing Resources in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Through the Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign, advocates have now sent more than 1,600 letters to members of Congress urging them to include robust housing resources in…
OCC Finalizes Harmful Changes to CRA Regulations
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on May 20 released a final rule to change Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The CRA, enacted in 1977, established responsibilities for…
Vote-by-Mail: An Established Option Needed During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increasing opportunities to vote by mail provide voters with a safe and convenient way to exercise their civic duty. This option is more important than ever in the face of the health and safety…
Webinar on “Getting Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives into the Elections” Now Scheduled for May 28
Due to a scheduling conflict, last week’s “Third Thursdays at Three” Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Getting Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives into the Elections” was postponed and will now…
New NAEH Report Describes Trends in Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness released “The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition,” which provides national homelessness statistics, data visualization, detailed resources about…
Federal Reserve Survey Finds Persistent Inequalities in April 2020
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System released its “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2019, Featuring Supplemental Data from April 2020.” The report finds that…
Increasing Housing Costs Tied to Employment Growth, Land-Use Regulation, and Scarcity of Land
The Urban Institute released “Why the Most Affordable Homes Increased the Most in Price between 2000 and 2019.” The report finds that over the last decade, prices for the least expensive homes…