House Appropriators Continue Work on Partisan FY25 Spending Bills, While Senate Appropriations Leaders Debate Topline Funding Allocations
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations has continued work on partisan fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending bills, passing this week an FY25 proposal that would provide a 1% increase…
Representative Bowman Introduces Legislation to Cap Rent Costs at 20% of Families’ Income
Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) introduced the “Fair Adjustments for Income-Based Rental (FAIR) Costs Act” (H.R.8678) in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 11. The legislation would cap rent…
NLIHC and Partners Submit Comments on HUD’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing
NLIHC submitted a comment on June 10 in response to HUD’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing.” The proposed rule would update HUD’s existing screening…
Join NLIHC, The Alliance, and CBPP Advancing Homelessness Solutions Webinar on June 25!
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (The Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for the third webinar in our series on…
Our Homes, Our Votes Sends Nonpartisan Letters Outlining Priorities for DNC and RNC Platforms
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes campaign sent identical, nonpartisan letters to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC) leadership on June 13, urging each party…
Register for Today’s (6/17) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: “Tenant Organizing and Elections”
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…
Residential Moves in Southeastern Coastal States May Put Older Adults at Greater Risk of Exposure to Extreme Weather and Climate Events
A recent article in Health and Place by researchers from the University of Florida, “Aging in climate change: Unpacking residential mobility and changes of social determinants of health in southern…
Coming Soon: Out of Reach 2024!
NLIHC will release the 2024 edition of our Out of Reach report on June 27. Published annually, Out of Reach compares the wages people earn to the costs of modest rental housing in every state,…
Anti-Displacement Protections Go into Effect for Renters in California Town, Including Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Protections
This April, several new tenant protections went into effect for renters in Concord, California, after a months-long opposition campaign delayed their implementation. Formally passed through “…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 9
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of June 9: “The Top City with the Highest Homeless Population Per Capita in the U.S.” Yahoo Finance,…