New Resource on CoC Partnerships with Medical Respite Care Programs Released by Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response (Framework) released a new issue brief, “Expanding Options for Health Care Within Homelessness Services: CoC Partnerships with Medical…
NLIHC, National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, & Other Advocates Send Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Pass “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act”
NLIHC, the National Association of Counties, Enterprise Community Partners, and other advocates sent a letter to congressional leaders on January 25 urging them to include the “Reforming Disaster…
NLIHC Updates Database of Multifamily and Affordable Housing Properties Covered by CARES Act 30-Day Eviction Notice Requirement
NLIHC has updated its database of multifamily and affordable housing properties covered by the “CARES Act.” The Act included a permanent requirement that landlords of federally supported rental…
Coronavirus Updates – January 31, 2022
Updates on NLIHC Resources NLIHC has updated two resources on the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) program: Overview of the Coronavirus SLFRF Program State and Local…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 31, 2022
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) The National Advisory Council’s December 2021 “Report to the FEMA Administrator” offers recommendations to support FEMA’s efforts to enhance and strengthen…
Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders Urging Robust Housing Investments in Build Back Better
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign sent a letter to congressional leaders on January 27 urging that robust investments in housing vouchers, public housing, and the national Housing Trust…
New Study Explores Impacts of Building Design on Safety as Perceived by LIHTC Residents
A study published in Housing Policy Debate by Cody Price and Katherine Fallon surveyed Ohio Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) tenants to understand how building design affects LIHTC tenants’…
Research Shows Evictions Increase Healthcare Spending While Disrupting Healthcare Access
The American Journal of Preventive Medicine published a new article, “Eviction, Healthcare Utilization, and Disenrollment Among New York City Medicaid Patients,” finding that evicted healthcare…
Lower-Cost Rental Units More Likely to Have Physical Problems
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, “America's Rental Housing 2022,” January 2022. Data sourced from 2019 American Housing Survey. Note: Physical problems include…
Oregon Governor Kate Brown Proposes $400 Million Investment in Affordable Housing Programs
Oregon Governor Kate Brown released a proposal that would invest $400 million from the state’s General Fund in affordable housing and homelessness programs. More than 80% of these resources would be…
NLIHC Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022 to Explore Ways to Achieve Housing Justice
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022: Achieving Housing Justice – taking place from 12:30 to 5:30 pm ET on March 22 and 1 to 5:30 pm ET on March 23 – will feature an array of compelling speakers…