NLIHC Joins Sign-On Letter Opposing Preemption of State Artificial Intelligence Laws in Budget Reconciliation Bill, Citing Need for Renter Protections from Discriminatory AI Practices
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst NLIHC joined a sign-on letter to the United States Senate opposing a provision in the reconciliation bill that would preempt state and local laws…
Share of Low-Cost Rental Homes Continues to Shrink, While Supply of Higher-Priced Rental Homes Expands
Note: Rents adjusted for inflation using the CPI-U for All Items Less Shelter. Occupied units without cash rent are excluded. Source: Joint Center for Housing…
Latest State of the Nation’s Housing Report Finds Record Number of Housing Cost-Burdened Renters for Third Consecutive Year
By Esther Colón-Bermúdez, NLIHC Research Analyst The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual report, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2025, on June 24. The…
SchoolHouse Connection Hosts Webinar on How School and Housing Systems Partner to Solve Family Homelessness
By Julie Walker, NLIHC National Campaign Coordinator SchoolHouse Connection, an Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign Roundtable member, is hosting a webinar, “Solving School-Age…
Campaign and National Alliance to End Homelessness Host Congressional Briefing on Aging Adults and Homelessness
By Julie Walker, NLIHC National Campaign Coordinator The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, an OSAH Steering Committee member organization…
National Housing Law Project Releases Know Your Rights Resource for Immigrant HUD Families
By Alayna Calabro, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern Amid uncertainty about the future of mixed-status households enrolled in HUD housing programs, the National…
House Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus Holds Briefing with Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell
By Meghan Mertyris, NLIHC Disaster Housing Recovery Analyst The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security Democrats and Co-Chairs of the Disaster Equity and Building…
Representatives Jayapal and Frost Introduce Legislation to Prohibit Federal Agencies from Criminalizing Homelessness
By Alayna Calabro, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced on June 26 the “Housing Not Handcuffs Act,” legislation to prohibit…
U.S. Conference of Mayors Passes Resolution Supporting Extension of Emergency Housing Voucher Funding
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) passed a resolution stating that “supporting the extension of funding for the Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV…
HUD PIH Publishes Notice on Transitioning EHV Families into HCV Program
By Alayna Calabro, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2025-19 on June 20, which provides guidance to public housing authorities (PHAs)…
Indiana Housing and Community Development Agency Ordered to Resume its Emergency Rental Assistance Program, IERA2
By Tori Bourret, NLIHC Manager of State and Local Innovation Outreach and Sasha Legagneur, NLIHC State and Local Innovation Intern Indiana housing advocates are fighting to preserve a win…