HUD Announces Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Awards for 22 Tribal Communities
HUD has announced $128 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Competitive grant awards to 22 different Tribes and Tribally-Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs). HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge…
Join Next Monday’s (9/18) “Tenant Talk Live” on Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar for tenant and resident leaders – on Monday, September 18, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will focus on Section 202, a HUD-administered…
HUD PIH Expands Use of Emergency Housing Voucher Service Fees
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2023-23, adding two new activities that may be funded with Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) service fees. The Notice also expands the…
HUD Announces NSPIRE Inspection Resident Feedback Survey
HUD announced a new survey to obtain feedback from residents whose homes were inspected under the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection process. Notice…
Nearly Three-Fourths of ERA2 Funds Expended
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the Quarter 1 2023 Compliance Report for the tranche of emergency rental assistance funds passed by the “American Rescue Plan Act” (ERA2).…
NLIHC, HIP, and RF Publish Joint Report on Tenant and Landlord Experiences of ERA Program
NLIHC, the Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP), and the Reinvestment Fund (RF) released a report on August 31 exploring tenant and landlord experiences with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (…
City of Boise Enacts Three New Tenant Protections; Advocates Continue Push for Source-of-Income Ordinance
The City Council of Boise, Idaho, voted unanimously to adopt three new tenant protections on August 15. Collectively, the new protections will bar landlords from retaliating against renters who make…
Urban Institute Research Reveals Effects of Housing Costs on Teacher Attitudes and Turnover Rates
The Urban Institute has released research revealing the links between escalating housing costs and patterns of economic anxiety among teachers, particularly in high-cost urban areas. In addition to…
Research Finds Patterns of Racial Inequality in Housing Subsidy Programs
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Ball State University, and Washington University in St. Louis published a new study investigating racial inequality in subsidized housing units…
Children in Households with Emergency Rental Assistance Less Likely to Exhibit Signs of Stress
Source: NLIHC, Housing Initiative at Penn, & Reinvestment Fund. (2023). Beyond Housing Stability: Understanding Tenant and Landlord Experiences and the Impact of Emergency Rental Assistance.
NLIHC in the News for the Weeks of August 27 and September 3
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the weeks of August 27 and September 3: “When subsidized housing isn’t safe, renters struggle to get help from HUD”…