Sign On to Letter Urging Passage of Bipartisan Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of almost 900 local, state, and national organizations support the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act,” introduced in the U.S. Senate by…
Latest Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 7, 2022
Hurricane Ian Updates Tenants in Orange County, Florida, refused to vacate their homes after hurricane damage prompted evictions. Tenants explained that they lack any available options for…
White House, Treasury, and Code for America Launch Simplified Tax Filing Tool to Help Families Claim Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits – Apply by November 15!
The White House, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and Code for America have collaborated to create a simplified tax filing tool to help families apply for Child Tax Credits (CTC) and…
Updated Housing and Transportation Affordability Index Highlights Prohibitively High Combined Cost of Housing and Transit
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) has released an updated version of its Housing and Transportation Affordability Index (H+T Index), incorporating additional data to estimate the percent…
NLIHC, NHLP, and NHT Convey Resident Engagement and Protection Comments to HUD Regarding Green and Resilient Retrofit Program
NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), and the National Housing Trust (NHT) submitted comments on October 27 in response to HUD’s request for information (RFI) regarding the Green and…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Announces $148 Million in CARES Act Funds for Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 Properties
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing (Multifamily) issued Notice H 2022-06 announcing the continued availability of $148 million in COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (CSP) funds for privately owned…
HUD Offers Trainings to Address Elevated Blood Lead Levels and Adds Public Housing Module to the Lead Safe Housing Rule Toolkit
HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is conducting three trainings to review federal lead regulations and discuss the Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) Amendment for pre-1978…
NLIHC Invites Nominations for 2023 Organizing Awards
As communities face rising rents and housing costs, housing advocates are organizing at the state and local levels to keep renters stably housed and enact long-term solutions. NLIHC’s annual…
Study Finds Improved Health Outcomes for Voucher-Using Households
A study published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice assesses the effectiveness of voucher programs in improving housing and health outcomes for low-income households. The study…
Research Finds Extended-Stay Rental Properties Have Significantly Higher Eviction Rates Than Other Multifamily Properties
A new study from Rutgers University, “Corporate Landlords and Pandemic and Prepandemic Evictions in Las Vegas,” analyzes eviction filing patterns in extended-stay multifamily rental properties and…
Renters More Likely Than Homeowners to See Housing Affordability as a Critical Election Issue
Source: Apartment List, “Why the Voter Turnout Gap between Renters and Homeowners May Finally Be Narrowing,” October 2022, https://bit.ly/3h21Hy7