Democratic Senators Make Request on Third Disaster Supplemental Spending Bill
A group of 28 Democratic senators sent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney a letter on November 3 with recommendations for the administration’s request for a third…
FEMA Provides Updated Numbers on Individual and Temporary Sheltering Assistance
NLIHC received from FEMA updated numbers of households using hotel vouchers as part of its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, as well as the breakdown of applications and denials for…
Florida FEMA Hurricane Assistance Registrations Show Renters, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, and Low Income Households Disproportionately Affected
FEMA recently released data about registrations for assistance from its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. IHP provides approved registrants with assistance…
Florida Members of Congress Introduce Disaster Housing Bill
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced on November 2 a bill (S. 2066) to authorize additional funding for Housing Choice Vouchers and for public housing capital and operating funds if requested by a…
Additional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Thursday, November 9, 2017
General Updates California Wildfires Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey GENERAL UPDATES NLIHC Analysis of Florida FEMA Hurricane Assistance Registrations. FEMA recently…
Florida FEMA Registrations after Hurricane Irma: Renters Disproportionately Affected, Including Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Low Income Households
FEMA recently released data about registrations for assistance from its Individuals and Households Program (IHP) after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. IHP provides approved registrants with assistance…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, November 8, 2017
General Updates California Wildfires Hurricane Maria Hurricane Irma Hurricane Harvey GENERAL UPDATES Homeless Education Advocacy Manual. The National Law Center on Homelessness &…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Tuesday, November 7, 2017
DISASER HOUSING RECOVERY COALITION In an effort to better organize our disaster housing recovery efforts, NLIHC has created a formal list of members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, November 6, 2017
CONGRESS On November 2, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill to provide affordable housing to survivors of major disasters. Senator Nelson noted in a statement that tens of thousands of…
NLIHC Analyzes Hurricane Harvey Impact
NLIHC released a blog post that analyzes preliminary information about housing damage in Texas after Hurricane Harvey and registrants for assistance from FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (…