Rent Reporting Can Positively Impact Credit Visibility and Credit Scores Among Renters
By Raquel Harati, NLIHC Research Analyst Recent research published by the Urban Institute, “Evaluating Rent Reporting as a Pathway to Build Credit,” explored whether reporting rental payments to…
National Council on Teacher Quality Highlights Growing Gap Between Teacher Pay and Housing Costs
By Julie Walker, NLIHC National Campaign Coordinator The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released an issue brief, “Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs…
Recap of 6/11 State and Local Innovation Campaign’s Webinar on Laws Strengthening Code Enforcement Procedures and Habitability Standards
By Nada Hussein, NLIHC Research Analyst, State and Local Innovation On Wednesday, June 11, NLIHC’s State and Local Innovation campaign hosted its final “Strengthening Renters’ Rights: A Primer…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Rural Housing Needs
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst, and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern On June 12, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing Insurance held a…
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Extend Fair Housing Act Protections to LGBTQ+ People
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern On June 3, Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the “Fair and…
HUD’s PIH Notice Announces Unspecified Revisions to PHA Plan Templates
By Ed Gramlich, NLIHC Senior Advisor HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2025-18 on June 3 providing guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) on how they can…
HUD Inspector General Finds Multifamily Program Lacks Policies and Procedures to Ensure Owners Report and Address Elevated Blood Lead Levels
By Ed Gramlich, NLIHC Senior Advisor The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Memorandum on May 30 concluding that HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) needs to…
New Analysis Shows House-Passed Reconciliation Package Would Primarily Benefit Wealthy, Reduce Income Security Resources for Lowest-Income Households
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy New analysis from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows the provisions in the House-passed reconciliation bill, the “One…
House THUD Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD FY26 Budget Request
By Alayna Calabro, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst and San Kwon, NLIHC Policy Intern The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held a hearing…
Senate THUD Subcommittee Holds Hearing on HUD FY26 Budget Request
By Alayna Calabro, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst and San Kwon, NLIHC Policy Intern The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) held a hearing…
House Appropriators Move Forward with First FY26 Spending Bills, Despite No Topline Funding Agreement – Take Action!
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy House Appropriators are moving forward with the first batch of their 12 fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bills, despite not yet finalizing the bills…