Study Examines Impact of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration on Tenants
An article in Cityscape, “Impact of Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Conversions on Public Housing Tenants,” examines short-term tenant outcomes in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Rental Assistance Demonstration Could Constrain Future Tax Credits
An article in Cityscape examines the role of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in the conversion of public housing to project-based Section 8 in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)…
Nearly Three-Quarters of State Emergency Rental Assistance Grantees at Risk of Recapture and Reallocation of Funds
Note: Share of Funds Distributed to Renter Households refers to funding a grantee has expended for financial assistance divided by 90% of the grantee's total allocation to account for…
Connecticut Extends Emergency Declarations to Continue Protecting Renters from Eviction
The Connecticut legislature voted at the end of September to extend Governor Ned Lamont’s pandemic-related emergency powers through February 15, 2022. The governor’s emergency declarations, including…
NLIHC Launches New Podcast
NLIHC is releasing a new podcast, “The Home Front,” which focuses on housing policy priorities, advocacy by NLIHC and our partners, and other critical topics. Episode one, “Behind the Advocacy,”…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of October 10
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of October 10: “When bad weather and bad landlords collide,” The New Republic, October 11 at: https://bit.ly/…
Advocates and Congressional Champions Mobilize to Preserve Housing Investments in Build Back Better Act, Continued Action Needed
In response to opposition from centrist Democratic Senators Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) to the cost of the reconciliation package, negotiators in the House, Senate and White House…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 12) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4:00 pm ET. We will be joined by Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) to talk about protecting the critical housing investments in…
Recording Available of October 4 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (October 4) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we welcomed Richard Cho and David Gonzalez Rice from HUD, who highlighted the department’s new House…
Treasury Releases Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Reallocation Guidance
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on October 4 issued guidance on reallocating the $25 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA), referred to as “ERA1,” appropriated under the Consolidated…
Spending Data Show Four in Ten Emergency Rental Assistance Programs are at Risk of Recapture and Reallocation of Funds
According to recent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs that did not reach a 30% expenditure ratio by September 30 risk having a portion…