Where to Find Us – May 31
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Supportive Housing Network of New York Conference Advocacy Panel – Plenary Panel, New York, June 2 (Diane Yentel) National…
Join NLIHC’s National Sign-On Letter Urging Congress to Enact the “Eviction Crisis Act”!
Join NLIHC’s sign-on letter urging Congress to enact the bipartisan “Eviction Crisis Act” (S.2182) introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) and its House companion bill,…
Stalled Reconciliation Negotiations Pick Up, While Appropriations Talks Proceed Slowly – Take Action!
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) met last week to discuss the outline of a potential reconciliation package, giving the clearest signal in weeks that…
National Coalition for Housing Justice Sends Letter to Appropriators Urging Robust FY23 Funding for Programs Serving the Lowest-Income People
The National Coalition for Housing Justice (NCHJ) sent a letter to appropriations leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on May 20 requesting robust funding for programs targeted to…
White House Senior Official to Join Today’s (May 23) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!
Join today’s (May 23) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. We will be joined by Special Assistant to the President for Housing and Urban Policy Erika Poethig, who will discuss…
HUD Announces 2022 HTF Allocations and Other Program Allocations
HUD announced in a media release on May 17 that nearly $749 million in national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) dollars have been allocated to states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.…
HUD Issues HOME-ARP Policy Brief About Preferences and Limitations
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued “HOME-ARP Policy Brief: Preferences, Methods of Prioritization, and Limitations” on…
HUD Publishes Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Final Rule
HUD published a final rule on May 17 to implement changes to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program made by the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act” (“Economic Growth…
House Financial Services Committee Passes Two Bills Addressing Homelessness
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services approved two bills addressing homelessness on May 18: the “Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act” (H.R. 7196) and the “Coordinating Substance…
HUD Upholds Finding of Discrimination by Texas in CDBG-DR MIT Funding; NLIHC and other Housing and Civil Rights Organizations Urge HUD to Reach Consent Agreement or Withhold Funds
NLIHC and nine other national housing and civil rights organizations sent a letter to HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on May 20 expressing appreciation for HUD’s decision to uphold the Office of Fair…
NLIHC and Disaster Law Project Submit Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
NLIHC and the Disaster Law Project (DLP) submitted recommendations to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on May 20 regarding disaster recovery policies the…
Research Finds Access to Affordable Housing Impacts Infant Mortality Rates
Healthy Beginnings at Home, a pilot research program, published a study showing that expanding affordable housing resources significantly improves infant health outcomes. The researchers surveyed 100…