Heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the United States. A new paper published in Housing Policy Debate, “Housing and Urban Heat: Assessing Risk Disparities,” finds that households in…
Source: Occupational wages from May 2021 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS, adjusted to 2022 dollars. Housing wages based on HUD fair market rents.
The City of Eugene, Oregon, approved an ordinance (No. 20670) on July 11 to establish a series of new tenant protections and support services. The measure passed the Eugene City Council by a 6-2 vote…
NLIHC’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Nevada Housing Coalition and Community Development Network of Maryland as the newest partners in NLIHC’s state and tribal coalition. These…
NLIHC seeks an executive assistant who will be responsible for providing administrative and support services to the President and CEO and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to assist in the effective…
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of July 31:
“Advocates urge Congress and Biden administration to help tenants facing rising rents” MarketWatch…
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
HousingNext Grand Rapids Michigan Policy Conference – Grand Rapids, MI, August 16 (Diane Yentel)
Annual Utah Housing…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing, “‘The Rent Eats First:’ How Renters and Communities are Impacted by Today’s…
The House Committee on Financial Services approved three bills on July 27 addressing housing: the “Studying Barriers to Homelessness Act” (H.R.7123), the “Naomi Schwartz Safe Parking Act of 2022” (H.…
The White House is holding a virtual event on Tuesday, August 2 from 12:30-2:30 pm ET on the need to build on the American Rescue Plan’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program to ensure long-term…
The final event in NLIHC’s Summer of IDEAS event series will take place on Thursday, August 4, at 3 pm ET, when Melissa Harris-Perry of Wake Forest University moderates a panel discussion about…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) released on July 28 its draft spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2023.…