Coronavirus Updates – June 27, 2022
National Updates Reporting With rents now reaching record highs – national median rents are up 21% from the start of the pandemic – CNN examines how renters who made it through the worst of the…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – June 27, 2022
State and Local Hawai’i The Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa are working on a new temporary shelter for deployment during disasters. Due to the geography…
Join Today’s (June 27) Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 Webinar on the Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters
NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience who walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and…
HUD Announces First-Ever Dedicated Unsheltered Homelessness Funding
HUD announced on June 22 that it would release a new tranche of funds dedicated to addressing unsheltered homelessness. The funds will help decrease the unsheltered homeless population by directing…
HUD PIH Provides Guidance on Using Voucher Administrative Funds to Help Households Lease Units
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2022-18 providing guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) that choose to use some of their Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)…
HUD Seeks Public Comments Regarding NSPIRE Health and Safety Standards
HUD posted a notice in the Federal Register on June 17 seeking public comment on proposed NSPIRE health and safety physical inspection standards that would accompany a final NSPIRE rule. HUD issued a…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Releases 2022 State of the Nation’s Housing Report
Every year, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) releases the State of the Nation’s Housing, a report that presents data on the country’s housing market, demographic trends,…
Significant Increase in High-Income Renter Households May Further Limit Affordable Options for Low-Income Renters
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies, "The State of the Nation's Housing 2022," 2022, https://bit.ly/3zVCexL.
New York City Housing Advocates See Many Recommendations Included in Mayor’s New Housing and Homelessness Plan and FY23 Budget
New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a new plan, Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, on June 14. The plan outlines policies and strategies to transform the New York…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Intern for Summer Semester
Help end rental arrears to stop evictions in America! NLIHC is seeking a project intern to serve on our End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) team this summer (July and August). The intern…
NLIHC Seeks Interns for Fall Semester
NLIHC is accepting applications for internship positions for the fall 2022 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about racial and…