Housing is Health Care – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
Congress is about to pass an emergency spending bill that neglects the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness, a glaring and appalling oversight. People experiencing homelessness are at…
Disaster Recovery Research Consortium Holds Meetings with Congressional Offices and HUD
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Research Consortium convened in Washington, DC on March 2-3 and met with congressional offices and officials from HUD about data and research priorities for…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - March 9, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 3/02…
DHRC-Supported “Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” Unanimously Passes House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
“The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act” (H.R. 2914), introduced by Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), was unanimously approved by the House…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - March 2, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 02…
Study Evaluates the Use of LIHTC for Disaster Recovery
A study in the Journal of the American Planning Association, “Affordable Housing, Disasters, and Social Equity: LIHTC as a Tool for Preparedness and Recovery," evaluated how states are using the…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - February 24, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 02/18…
Members of Congress Call for Investigation of Puerto Rico Recovery Funding Delay, Call for Increased Assistance after Deadly Earthquakes
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led ten other members of Congress in requesting an inquiry by the HUD Inspector General into whether the Trump administration’s continued delay in providing disaster…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - February 18, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 02/10…
House Passes Puerto Rico Earthquake Assistance Bill, President Threatens Veto
The House passed the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020” (H.R. 5687) by a vote of 235-158 on February 7. The $4.7 billion…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - February 10, 2020
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/03…