New Bipartisan Congressional Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus Announced
Representatives Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced the formation of the Bipartisan Congressional Disaster Preparedness and…
House Passes Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Package Containing Text Endorsed by Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition
The House of Representatives passed the “Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act” on July 29 by a vote of 218-199. The more than 500-page bill contains numerous provisions boosting the nation’s…
New Bipartisan Congressional Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus Announced
Representatives Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) announced the formation of the Bipartisan Congressional Disaster Preparedness and…
Polling Shows Concern About Extreme Weather Events and Broad Support for Greater Levels of Disaster Assistance
A polling memo released late last month by Data for Progress, found that voters across the political spectrum remain concerned about the impact of extreme weather events that are growing in frequency…
Join Today’s National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!
Join today’s (August 1) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. We will be joined by Biden Administration Senior Advisor and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Coordinator Gene Sperling to…
Treasury Releases Updated Guidance to Facilitate the Use of SLFRF for Affordable Housing
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released updated guidance on July 27 to increase the ability of state, local, and tribal governments to use Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (…
May Emergency Rental Assistance Data Show Decrease in Overall ERA Spending
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released emergency rental assistance (ERA) spending data through May 2022. ERA grantees spent over $948 million of ERA2 and $681 million of ERA1 for…
OSAH Campaign Releases New Podcast Episode on Segregation, Gentrification, and Fair Housing
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Segregation, Gentrification, and Fair Housing.” The thirty-eighth installment in OSAH’s podcast series, the new episode…
Register for August 8 Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Voter Education
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2022
NLIHC released its annual report, “Out of Reach 2022: The High Cost of Housing,” on July 28. The report highlights the mismatch between the wages people earn and the price of decent rental housing in…
Renters in Different Circumstances Struggle to Afford One- and Two-Bedroom Apartments at the Fair Market Rent
Source: NLIHC calculation of weighted-average HUD Fair Market Rent. Affordable rents based on income and benefits data from BLS QCEW, 2020 adjusted to 2022 dollars; U.S. Department of Labor,…