Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – July 25, 2022
Congressional and Executive Action The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security held a hearing, “Supporting Underserved Communities in Emergency Management,” on July 19.…
HUD Highlights Progress of Emergency Housing Voucher Program
HUD issued a factsheet on July 12 highlighting how the $5 billion Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program established by the “American Rescue Plan Act” is helping tens of thousands of people access…
New Research Finds Application Barriers Impacted Approval Rates in California ERA Program
New research from the University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) offers a descriptive analysis of the experience of applicants to California’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)…
Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities to Host Virtual Briefing on Achieving Accessible, Integrated, and Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) will host a virtual Hill briefing, “The ADA at 32: Achieving Accessible, Integrated, and Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities,” on…
Joint Committee on Taxation Releases Report on Federal Tax Incentives for Housing
The U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) published a report, “Present Law and Background Relating to Tax Incentives for Residential Real Estate,” on July 13. The release of the report…
Opportunity Starts at Home Welcomes Two New State Grantees
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign welcomes two new state grantees: Arkansas Coalition of Housing and Neighborhood Growth for Empowerment and Kentucky Equal Justice Center. With the help of…
Join Today’s (July 25) Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 Webinar on Ways to Get Candidates on the Record about Housing and Homelessness
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…
Report Highlights Promising Practices and Challenges for PHAs Serving Seniors and People with Disabilities
A report published by the Urban Institute, “Meeting the Challenges: Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities in Public Housing,” uses case studies of five public housing authorities (PHAs)…
NLIHC to Release Out of Reach 2022 This Thursday!
NLIHC will release, Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing, on Thursday, July 28. Every year, the annual report highlights the mismatch between the wages people earn and the price of decent rental…
California ERA Applicants Facing More Barriers Were Approved Less Frequently
Source: Housing Initiative at Penn. (2022.) California’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Analysis of Applications, as of April 24, 2022. https://bit.ly/3v54MS2
Join Upcoming “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar for Renters and Resident Leaders on Voter Mobilization among Low-Income Renters
NLIHC will host a session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – in collaboration with NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes campaign next Monday, August 1, at 6 pm ET.…