NLIHC released today a Research Note, “State and Local Rental Assistance Programs: Finding Solutions for a Growing Crisis,” that provides a descriptive analysis of rental assistance programs created…
Join today’s (July 20) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) discuss how advocates can help ensure that the essential…
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on July 13. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and HUD Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian…
National Updates
Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-NY) announced that she would delay or cancel August recess to pass a coronavirus relief bill. Speaker Pelosi discussed the need to approve…
NLIHC and disaster recovery advocates sent a letter to Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced asking her to request that FEMA reopen and expand its Individual Assistance (IA) application process…
Join today’s (July 13) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria and HUD Assistant Secretary for Public…
NLIHC’s most recent national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on July 6. The call addressed the most recent developments in Congress related to the next coronavirus relief…
National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Federal Housing Administration announced on July 8 additional home retention measures for homeowners financially impacted by the…
Register to participate in today’s (July 6) national call on coronavirus, housing and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss Congressional developments to ensuring the essential housing and…
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation on June 29 that would extend and expand a nationwide eviction moratorium…
The House passed the “Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 7301) by a vote of 232-180 on the afternoon of June 29. Introduced by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) on May…
Partners leading the work on the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response released new resources last week to provide guidance for homelessness systems on leveraging funding from the…