President Biden Visits Puerto Rico amid Increasing Confusion Regarding FEMA Application Process
President Biden traveled to Puerto Rico on October 3, landing in hard-hit Ponce to talk to disaster survivors and announce an influx of federal funding. The president also applauded the work being…
Department of Homeland Security Affirms Disaster Relief Services Are Safe for Immigrants to Access
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), released a statement on September 28 reminding…
Evictions Begin Following Hurricane Ian, Threatening Homelessness for Disaster Survivors
Households with low incomes are most impacted by disasters, yet they receive the least assistance and fewest protections when recovering afterward. The recovery following Hurricane Ian is proving to…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – October 11, 2022
Hurricane Ian On Wednesday, October 5, President Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, to meet with small-business owners and local residents impacted by…
Register Today to Attend Livestream of NLIHC’s National Convening on Emergency Rental Assistance!
Register today to attend the livestream of “Emergency Rental Assistance: The Path to a Permanent Program,” a national convening organized by NLIHC’s ERASE project. The event will take place on…
New Research Finds Treasury ERA Program Reached Many Black Renters and Renters with Extremely Low Incomes
New research from the Office of Evaluation Sciences (OES) compares the demographic make-up of renters served by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)…
NLIHC and PAHRC Publish Joint Report on Improving LIHTC Data for Preservation
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released a joint report, “Improving Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Data for Preservation,” on October 6. The report examines…
Biden Administration Releases Update on Housing Supply Action Plan, Finalizes Average Income Test for LIHTC
The Biden administration released an update to its “Housing Supply Action Plan” (see Memo, 5/16) on October 7, listing new ways the administration has reduced barriers to affordable housing…
Key Changes to the Violence Against Women Act Go into Effect
Key changes to the “Violence Against Women Act” (VAWA) went into effect on October 1, after Congress passed and the president signed the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act” into law as part…
Legislative Brief Released by Bipartisan Policy Center Includes Some NLIHC Housing Priorities
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a legislative brief, “A Bold, Bipartisan Response to the Housing Affordability Crisis: The American Housing Act of 2023,” on October 4. The brief supports…
HUD PIH Announces 18 PHAs Selected for Moving to Work (MTW) Asset Building Cohort
Note: The following article was run in last week’s Memo, but an incorrect link prevented readers from accessing the complete version, which can be accessed now via the link below. HUD’s Office of…