On its 30th Anniversary, Harvard State of Nation’s Housing Report Shows Severe Lack of Affordable Housing in America
Washington, D.C. – The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ 30th annual The State of the Nation’s Housing report shows that, since the study’s inaugural release in 1988, the number of households…
New Report Answers the Question ‘How Much Do You Have to Earn to Afford a Modest Home in the U.S.?’
Washington, D.C.- The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its 2018 Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing report today, revealing that on average a full-time worker in the U.S.…
National Low Income Housing Coalition and More Than 700 Organizations Strongly Support the Disaster Recovery Act of 2017
Washington, D.C. – NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of more than 700 local, state, and national organizations strongly support the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2017,…
More Than 700 Organizations Condemn FEMA for Misleading the Public on its Refusal to Implement Proven Programs for Displaced Families
Washington, D.C. – On behalf of more than 700 local, state, and national organizations in the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), the National Low Income Housing Coalition issued a letter…
National Low Income Housing Coalition Commends Advocacy Organizations for Filing Fair Housing Lawsuit Against HUD
Washington, DC - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) commends the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, and Texas Appleseed for filing a…
National Low Income Housing Coalition Applauds Congressional Democrats’ Proposal to Invest $70B in Public Housing
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), and Boston Mayor…
More than 90 Events Taking Place across the Country Calling for Greater Investments in Affordable Homes and Communities
Washington, D.C. – Thousands of advocates, organizations, and elected officials in 27 states across the country are participating in the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, May 1-8…
Affordable Housing Advocates Tell HUD and Congress – Keep Housing Affordable for Low Income Families
Washington DC – The Trump administration is seeking to impose work requirements, rent increases, and other burdens on millions of low income families who receive federal housing assistance through…
Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel — Work Requirements Don't Work
Washington, DC - President Trump’s executive order directs federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, to cut critical benefits that help low-income seniors,…
National Low Income Housing Coalition Announces New Board Members Aaron Gornstein, Karlo Ng, Russell Bennet, Chrishelle Palay, Sim Wimbush, and Yanira Cortes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) board of directors unanimously voted onto its board six new members on March 18: Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH)…
Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel— “Advocacy Works”
Washington, DC - Advocacy works. Over the last year, people throughout the country urged their members of Congress to not only reject harmful cuts to HUD, USDA and Treasury programs, but to provide…