Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 25, Issue 44
Memo: Colorado Governor Reinstates Eviction Moratorium; Protecting and Preparing Renters for Election Day; and More
Study of Housing and Transportation Costs Finds Suburbs Most Costly, but Low-Income Renters Struggle Everywhere
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Another Look at Location Affordability: Understanding the Detailed Effects of Income and Urban Form on Housing and Transportation Expenditures,” confirms that…
NLIHC’s Fall 2020 Tenant Talk on Voter Registration and Mobilization Now Available in Spanish
NLIHC has released a Spanish edition of Tenant Talk: Housing is Built with Ballots (La Vivienda Se Construye con Boletas), a publication dedicated to low-income residents and their allies. This…
Census Bureau Releases Data from 2019 ACS
The U.S. Census Bureau released new aggregate tables from the 1-Year 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) on September 17, showing nearly 20 million renter households are housing cost-burdened. The…
Voter Engagement
The Campaign Trail: Presidential Primary Engagement Recap Voters care deeply about solutions to the affordable housing and homelessness crisis, but to make informed voting choices between…
Message from the Editorial Board
Dear Readers, It has been quite the summer. Our last issue in late spring focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it would affect low-income renters. Since then, the pandemic has raged around the…
NLIHC Testifies at Senate Budget Committee Roundtable on Federal Housing Assistance Programs
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified on September 16 before the Senate Budget Committee’s roundtable on Examining Federal Housing Assistance Programs. In her testimony, Diane addressed the…
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2020 in Spanish (Fuera de Alcance 2020)
NLIHC released a Spanish edition of its report Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2020 (Fuera de Alcance: El Alto Costo de la Vivienda 2020) on August 25. The report documents the…
GAO Report to Congress Finds Increase in Homelessness, Likely Undercount by HUD
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report to Congress on August 13 directly tying increases in the cost of rental housing to increases in homelessness. The report also indicates…
Memo to Members | Volume 25, Issue 29
Memo: We’re Running Out of Time!
Senate Democrats Release “Economic Justice Act” with Major Provisions for Achieving Racially Just Housing Policy
Senate Democrats announced a proposal on July 16 to invest $350 billion in communities of color, including specific policies that would increase investments in affordable housing and promote racial…