Rural communities face unique challenges when dealing with the affordable housing crisis. Because development does not generally occur at a large scales in rural areas, construction costs are often higher in rural communities compared to urban areas, which reduces the incentives for private investment. Additionally, a lack of access to credit in many rural areas limits funding for maintenance of existing units.
NLIHC works with our state and national partners to advocate for increased funding for USDA and HUD programs, particularly those that provide funding to non-profits that support the creation of affordable housing.
Memo to Members and Partners Articles
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released today Opportunities to End Homelessness and Housing Poverty in the 116th Congress, a memo to incoming senators and representatives on concrete steps they can take to help address one of the most critical issues facing extremely low income families…
January 28, 2019
NHLP Provides Updated Legal Memo on Rights of Housing-Assisted Residents During Shutdown
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has updated its legal overview of the impact of the partial federal government shutdown on residents in key HUD and USDA Rural Development (RD) assisted housing programs (see Memo, 1/22) and produced a one-page flyer summarizing residents’ legal rights during…
January 22, 2019
Latest Updates on the Shutdown’s Impact on Low-Income Residents and the Programs that Serve Them
NLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) have published an updated factsheet with the latest details on how the federal government shutdown impacts low-income residents and federal housing programs. Tenants across the nation have received notices…