New Legislation and New Analysis on the Need for $100 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance
Washington, DC - Today, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Denny Heck (D-WA), along with 25 original cosponsors in the Senate and more than 130 in the…
NLIHC Regrants $3.5 Million to Support Housing, Shelter and Health Needs of High-Risk Homeless and Low-Income Renter Populations During Pandemic
Funds have been regranted to 52 organizations in 27 states to support people who are homeless or unstably housed Washington, DC - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) received one-…
NLIHC Releases Searchable Database and Map of Multifamily and Affordable Housing Properties Covered by Federal Eviction Moratoriums
The tools help renters identify if their property is federally insured, securitized or funded. Washington, DC – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released today a searchable database…
Data Show the Need for Emergency Rental Assistance During the COVID-19 and Economic Crisis
NLIHC data analysis estimates up to $100 billion needed in emergency rental assistance to ensure the housing stability of cost-burdened extremely and very low-income renters over the next twelve…
NLIHC Announces Six New Board Members: Cathy Alderman, Loraine Brown, Bambie Hayes-Brown, Peggy Bailey, Megan Sandel and Mindy Woods
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Collation (NLIHC) announces the appointment of six new members to the NLIHC board of directors: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Vice President of…
Coalition Hosts National Call on Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness and Others Precariously Housed During Public Health Crisis
National call held for over 2,000 local, state, and national advocates, services and housing providers, reporters, and congressional staff on addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness…
New Report: Sustained Public Investment Needed to Ensure Lowest-Income People Have Access to Decent, Accessible, Affordable Homes
NLIHC releases “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes,” finds only 36 affordable homes are available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households Washington, DC - The Gap: A Shortage…
Civil Rights & Housing Groups Lead Growing Opposition to Trump Administration Attack on Fair Housing
Fair housing advocates urge allies to submit comments opposing HUD rule before the comment period ends on March 16 WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 13,000 people have submitted comments to the…
Leaders in Civil Rights & Housing Respond to this Administration’s Latest Attack on Fair Housing, Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Press Call: Proposal from HUD to Effectively Eliminate Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule Weakens Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws, Reinforces Decades of Discriminatory Practices Washington…
After Major Earthquake, Coalition of Over 850 Organizations Again Calls on HUD to Release Mitigation Assistance to Puerto Rico
Washington, DC - Yesterday's 6.4 magnitude earthquake on the island of Puerto Rico makes even more urgent the need for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release more than $16…
New Report on Long-Term Recovery of Rental Housing after Superstorm Sandy Identifies Policy Reforms Needed to Assist Displaced Low-Income Renters
NLIHC researchers undertook a qualitative and quantitative case study focused on recovery programs and outcomes in coastal communities hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. The key findings led to…