Treasury Announces New Actions to Increase Housing Supply
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced new efforts on March 5 to increase housing supply. These actions include updated guidance for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF…
NLIHC Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds President Biden for outlining key proposals in his annual State of the Union address related to America’s affordable…
Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 29, Issue 9
Despite Tight Topline Funding, Advocates and Key Congressional Champions Secure Increased Funding for HUD Programs in FY24 Spending Bill
Growing Share of Renters Experiencing Longer, More Frequent Periods of Housing Cost Burden
A study published recently in the Journal of Urban Affairs, “The Dynamics of Housing Cost Burden among Renters in the United States,” reveals that the share of renters experiencing housing cost…
NLIHC, NAEH, CBPP Joint Statement on HUD’s Release of 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report: Part 1
Washington, D.C. – HUD will soon release its 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR): Part 1. The report provides an annual Point-in-Time (PIT) estimate of the number of people…
Higher Rent Burden and Eviction Threats Associated with Increased Mortality among Renters
An article published in Social Science and Medicine, “The impacts of rent burden and eviction on mortality in the United States, 2000-2019,” finds that both high rent costs relative to household…
NLIHC and PAHRC Release Report on Natural Hazards and Federally Assisted Housing
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released today a new report, Natural Hazards and Federally…
High Housing Costs Have Long-Lasting Impacts on Mental Health of Renters
A study published in Housing Studies, “Housing cost, consistency, and context and their relationship to health,” examines the relationship between renters’ health and three of the four “C’s” of…
NLIHC and NHLP Release Report on HUD’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) Program
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) released today a report exploring the initial implementation of the U.S. Department of…
NLIHC and CBPP Release Updated Rental Housing Programs Database and Report
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) with the support of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released today an updated Rental Housing Programs Database (…
Renters in Central and South Los Angeles Reduced Spending on Basic Needs to Afford Housing
A study published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, “How do renters survive unaffordability? Household-level impacts of rent burden in Los Angeles,” found 85% of surveyed renters in central and south…