Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand and Improve Housing Choice Voucher Program
Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the “Choice in Affordable Housing Act” (S. 32) in the U.S. Senate on January 24. The bipartisan bill would expand and improve HUD’s…
NLIHC Statement on HUD’s House America Initiative
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) for…
Study Finds States with More Conservative or Less Professionalized Legislatures More Likely to Preempt Local Affordable Housing Policies
An article published in Urban Studies, “State Preemption and Affordable Housing Policy,” explores the factors associated with the preemption by state legislatures of local affordable housing policies…
Study Examines Impacts of Housing Assistance on Poverty and Material Hardships
A new article published in Housing Policy Debate, “Housing Assistance, Poverty, and Material Hardships,” explores the impact of public housing and rental assistance on housing deprivation, income…
New Report! Serving Native American Households Using ERA: Learning from High-Spending Programs
NLIHC and the United Native American Housing Association (UNAHA) released today a new report, Serving Native American Households Using ERA: Learning from High-Spending Programs. The report…
Systematic Review of Housing Voucher Studies Finds that Vouchers Lead to Improved Household Security and Health
A new paper published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, “Tenant-Based Housing Voucher Programs: A Community Guide Systematic Review,” assesses the impact of housing voucher…
White House Releases National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The White House released a National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on September 27. The strategy identifies actions the Biden-Harris administration will take to reach its goal of ending…
CBPP, NLIHC, NAEH, and OSAH Campaign Urge Biden Administration to Include Critical Housing Investments and Reforms in National Strategy to End Hunger
NLIHC, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign sent a letter on September 21 urging the Biden…
Recap of 8/29 Homelessness & Housing First Webinar
Recap of 8/29 Homelessness & Housing First Webinar More than 5,500 people registered for the Homelessness and Housing First webinar hosted by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (…
Senator Warnock Introduces the NLIHC-Supported “Rent Relief Act of 2022” to Establish a Renters’ Tax Credit
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) unveiled the “Rent Relief Act of 2022” (S.4728) on August 24. A companion bill (H.R.8357) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by…
Senator Warnock Introduces Legislation to Increase Data Transparency
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced the “Housing Market Transparency Act” (S.4737) on August 24. The NLIHC-supported bill would help address the need for more data transparency within…