Representative Andy Levin (D-MI) introduced the “Tenants’ Right to Organize Act” (H.R. 9587) in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 19, 2022. The bill would protect the organizing rights of…
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) invite advocates nationwide to register for our new webinar series on homelessness and…
FEMA released its 2022 National Preparedness Report on December 31. The report addresses the state of disaster preparedness and efforts to increase resilience in the U.S. during 2021. In particular,…
NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2023: Onward to Housing Justice will take place on March 21-23, 2023, at the Hilton Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C. Held annually, the forum offers…
NLIHC will host this year’s first session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today (January 9) at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will facilitate a…
A new study released by the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) found that students at Dallas College in Texas who experienced eviction were more likely to drop out of college and less likely to re-…
NLIHC, along with 35 other national, state, and local organizations, joined a January 3 comment letter to HUD providing guidance on the implementation of the reauthorized “Violence Against Women Act…
HUD has released the 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Part 1, which provides estimates of homelessness in the U.S. The 2022 report estimates that approximately 582,500 people were…
New research published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) examines factors that affected the timeliness of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Emergency Rental Assistance…
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…
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness,” December 2022
A new report published by a partnership of housing groups finds that the State of Massachusetts could provide affordable housing for the estimated 240,000 eligible families not currently being served…