San Francisco Mayor Releases Historic Plan to End Transgender Homelessness
San Francisco Mayor London Breed released a plan to end homelessness among transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) San Franciscans by 2027, making San Francisco the first U.S. city to commit to…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of June 5
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 5: “The American dream and the affordability crisis” HousingWire, June 10 at: https://bit.ly/3xOCmxP “…
Where to Find Us – June 13
NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: 2022 Just Economy Conference (NCRC), “Housing Justice Perspectives: Key Issues in Fair & Affordable Housing” –…
Congress Returns from Recess to Continue Work on FY23 Appropriations and Reconciliation Bills – Take Action!
Congress returns to the Capitol today (June 6) to continue negotiations over a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill and a significantly scaled-down reconciliation package, among other legislative…
Chair Maxine Waters to Join Today’s National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!
Join today’s (June 6) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign from 2:30 to 4 pm ET to hear from U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters…
Join NLIHC’s National Call-In Day and Twitterstorm on June 7 to Demand Affordable Housing Investments Targeted to People with the Lowest Incomes in Any Reconciliation Package!
Join NLIHC on June 7 for a national call-in day and Twitterstorm at 1 pm ET to urge Congress to include robust funding for affordable housing investments targeted to people with the lowest incomes in…
U.S. Treasury Releases Emergency Rental Assistance Spending Data through April: 5.6 Million Payments Have Been Made to Households in Need
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released on June 3 Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) spending data through April 2022. ERA grantees spent approximately $1.1 billion of ERA2 and $563…
Interagency Council on Homelessness Releases Statement on Rising Rate of Unsheltered Homelessness
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a statement on May 25 in response to a deepening crisis involving unsheltered homelessness and the spread of encampments. The statement…
NLIHC Releases National Housing Trust Fund 2022 State Allocations
NLIHC released a consolidated list of estimated national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations by state and U.S. territory for 2022. The new resource is based on HUD’s May 17 announcement that nearly…
HUD Launches “Our Way Home” Initiative to Promote Local Efforts to Address Housing Shortage
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge introduced a new initiative, “Our Way Home,” on June 1. The initiative builds on the Biden administration’s “Housing Supply Action Plan” (see Memo 5/16), which aims to…
Senator Scott Releases Report on Affordable, Accessible Housing for Older Adults
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) released a new report on April 1, “Housing for the Golden Years: Trends, Gaps, and Solutions for Older Americans.” The report…