Representative Omar Calls for $1 Trillion Investment in Public Housing and Housing Trust Fund
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced on November 20 the “Homes for All Act” that would invest $1 trillion to create 9.5 million new public housing apartments and 2.5 million deeply affordable…
Senator Sanders and Representative Ocasio-Cortez Introduce “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced on November 14 the “Green New Deal for Public Housing Act,” (S. 2876) which would create new HUD grant…
NLIHC Submits Comments on Proposed HOTMA Implementation Regulations
NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s proposed changes to the regulations for the public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Section 8 project-based rental assistance programs implementing income…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 43
Memo: Support for Fair Chance at Housing Act, Congressional Hearings on Housing, and More
Coalition Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders Expressing Support for “Fair Chance at Housing Act”
NLIHC sent a letter to congressional leaders on November 5 to express support for the “Fair Chance at Housing Act” (H.R. 3685/S. 2076) and to urge members of Congress to sign-on as co-sponsors. More…
HUD Posts FAQs about Increased Rent Payments for RAD Projects in Opportunity Zones
HUD will provide extra rent revenue of up to $100 per unit per month to a public housing project located in an Opportunity Zone that converts to Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA)…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 24, Issue 40
Memo: Ending Homelessness Act, Healthy Housing, and More
NLIHC Publishes Tenant Talk: Protecting Public Housing from Political Storms
NLIHC released on October 17 the fall 2019 edition of Tenant Talk: Protecting Public Housing from Political Storms, a publication dedicated to low-income residents and their allies. This newest…
Policy Update
Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Improve Public Housing For every 100 extremely low-income renter households in the U.S., there are only 37 available and affordable rental units. Public housing plays a…
Our Homes, Our Votes Update
Affordable homes are built with ballots! That’s why NLIHC has launched Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, a nonpartisan effort to engage renters, housing advocates, and candidates in the upcoming 2019…
Week of Action 2019
National Housing Week of Action 2019 was a great success! The third annual Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action proved to be another great success, with thousands of advocates…