COVID-19 & Housing/Homelessness
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) provides the latest news, guidance, and resources on the COVID-19 as it relates to housing and homelessness. https://bit.ly/2USxrbv
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
NLIHC’s The Gap presents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. https://bit.ly/TheGAP20
Out of Reach 2020
NLIHC’s Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing everywhere in the U.S. The report’s Housing Wage is the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford a modest rental home without spending more than 30% of his or her income on housing costs. https://reports.nlihc.org/oor
Unemployment Claims by State
NBC News provides a comparison of weekly unemployment claims reported by the Department of Labor to the same period last year. https://bit.ly/UIClaims
Emergency Rental Assistance Needed by State
Many cities and states have established rental assistance programs to support individuals and families impacted by COVID-19. NLIHC has estimated a need for no less than $100 billion in emergency rental assistance nationwide and broken down for each state. https://tinyurl.com/yauzbtka (download Excel spreadsheet)
Opportunity Starts at Home
Multi-Sector Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Relief Package: NLIHC’s 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 next coronavirus relief package. https://bit.ly/2WJG0VK
Poll on Housing Stability During COVID-19: https://tinyurl.com/yafal9kb
Contacts
For questions regarding Policy Information, please contact: Sarah Saadian, Vice President of Public Policy - [email protected] 202.834.5178
For questions regarding media coverage, please contact: Renee Willis, Vice President for Field & Communications - [email protected] 202.507.7456