Statement from NLIHC on Passage of the “Moving Forward Act” with $100 Billion Investment in Affordable Housing
Washington, DC – The connection between affordable homes and infrastructure is clear: like roads and bridges, affordable homes are long-term assets that help communities and the lowest-income…
Joint Statement on HUD Proposal That Would Allow Discrimination Against Transgender People Seeking Shelter
Washington, DC - Earlier today, Ben Carson, Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a new proposed rule that would allow discrimination against transgender people…
National Housing Advocates Statement on Policing and Black Communities
As organizations dedicated to ending America’s homelessness and housing crisis, we stand in support of Black people and the Black organizers who are working on housing justice including the Movement…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Passage of the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act”
Washington, DC - With today's passage of H.R. 7301, the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020,” the House has taken an important step in responding to the urgent need to help…
New Partnership Calls for the Use of CARES Act Funding to Serve People Experiencing Homelessness, Historically Marginalized Communities, & Extremely Low-Income Households
“The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response” provides guidance on how communities can effectively focus current and future funding & navigate their response to COVID-19 with a…
New Evidence Shows Americans are Highly Concerned About Housing Stability During Pandemic & Want Major Federal Intervention
Poll and sign-on letter reveal that the public wants urgent action from Congress to provide housing stability during & after the coronavirus outbreak. Washington, DC – “Rent is due today and…
More than 140 National Organizations and 115 House Representatives Have Joined the Call for Emergency Rental Assistance in the Next Coronavirus Spending Bill
115 representatives and 8 Senators have so far signed on as original cosponsors of a bill for emergency rental assistance. Over 140 national organizations support the legislation. Washington,…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on the Passing of the April Coronavirus Spending Package
Washington, DC - It is unconscionable for Congress to approve a half a trillion-dollar emergency spending bill without providing any funding to get and keep people stably housed during…
NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Signing of the Coronavirus Spending Bill that Includes $12 Billion for Housing & Homelessness
Washington, DC - The $12 billion for housing and homelessness included in this bill is an important step forward, and one of the largest ever one-time increases in federal funding for HUD. These…
Statement from NLIHC President & CEO Diane Yentel on the Senate Introduction of a Coronavirus Package
Washington, DC - It is appalling for Senate Republicans to propose a trillion-dollar response to coronavirus without providing any meaningful resources to help those most vulnerable to the outbreak…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on Extending Moratoriums on Evictions & Foreclosures During Public Health Crisis
Washington, DC - The actions taken today by HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria are important first steps to ensuring that renters and homeowners are…