Analysis by NYU Furman Center Shows Geographic and Demographic Variations in ERA Applications in New York
New York University’s Furman Center conducted a ZIP-code level analysis of applications to the New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program as of August 31, 2021. The researchers found that…
Programs Begin Using Second Round of Emergency Rental Assistance Funds
NLIHC has been closely tracking Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs funded through the $25 billion appropriated for ERA under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (ERA1) and…
Study Examines Impact of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration on Tenants
An article in Cityscape, “Impact of Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversions on Public Housing Tenants,” examines short-term tenant outcomes in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Spending Data Show Four in Ten Emergency Rental Assistance Programs are at Risk of Recapture and Reallocation of Funds
According to recent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs that did not reach a 30% expenditure ratio by September 30 risk having a portion…
Landlord Surveys Point to Need for Continued Outreach on Availability of Emergency Rental Assistance
A new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies and Terner Center for Housing Innovation, The Impact of the Pandemic on Landlords: Evidence from Two National Surveys, compares findings from…
Interactive Report Outlines Impacts of Universal Housing Vouchers
The Housing Initiative at Penn released a report titled “Exploring a Universal Housing Voucher.” The interactive online report examines the projected impacts of a universal Housing Choice Voucher (…
NLIHC Statement: Affordable Housing Investments for People Most in Need Must be Saved in the “Build Back Better Act”
Washington, DC – President Biden and congressional leaders are working to reach an agreement with moderate Democrats to drastically cut the “Build Back Better Act” from $3.5 trillion to as little as…
August Treasury Data on ERA1 and ERA2 Show Spending Uptick, Some Programs Lagging
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released updated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) spending data through August 31, revealing that an additional $2.28 billion in ERA1 and $207 million in ERA2…
Survey Examines Lack of Landlord and Tenant Participation in ERA Programs
Research from NLIHC, the Housing Initiative at Penn, and NYU Furman Center indicates that a lack of landlord and tenant participation is a challenge to state and local administrators of Emergency…
Children in Households with Moving to Opportunity Vouchers Had Lower Risks of Hospitalization for Housing-Sensitive Conditions
A paper published in Housing Policy Debate, “Using the Moving to Opportunity Experiment to Investigate the Long-Term Impact of Neighborhoods on Healthcare Use by Specific Clinical Conditions and Type…
NLIHC Overview and Analysis of Latest Emergency Rental Assistance Spending Data
WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is tracking and analyzing all emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs in the U.S. According to our latest tracking, program…