Disaster Recovery Advocates Send Letter to FEMA, HUD, and White House Calling for Housing Solutions
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice on behalf of the…
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Holds Hearing on Hurricane Ida and Disaster Recovery
The House Committee on Oversight held a hearing on October 5 titled “Hurricane Ida and Beyond: Readiness, Recovery, and Resilience.” The chief witness was FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. In her…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – October 12, 2021
National Updates FEMA FEMA and HUD in September jointly released “Model Transitions from Non-Congregate Shelter: Joint Recommendations for Assisting People Experiencing Homelessness,” a document…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 12, 2021
The Universidad de Puerto Rico Resiliency Law Center held a congressional staff briefing on September 27 on the status of recovery in Puerto Rico titled “Four Years of Disenchantment: Reasons for…
Interim Final Rule Requires Public Housing and PBRA Tenants to Receive ERA Information in 30-Day Eviction Notices
HUD published an interim final rule in the Federal Register on October 7 that applies when there is a national emergency such as the current pandemic and when federal funding is available to assist…
Office of the Inspector General Finds HUD Struggles to Ensure Maximum Voucher Use
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published HUD’s Oversight of Voucher Utilization and Reallocation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which reports that HUD faces challenges ensuring…
Campaign Sends Updated Letter to Congress Urging Robust Housing Investments in Build Back Better Act
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign sent an updated letter to Congress on October 6 urging robust investments in the “Build Back Better Act” for housing vouchers,…
Interactive Report Outlines Impacts of Universal Housing Vouchers
The Housing Initiative at Penn released a report titled “Exploring a Universal Housing Voucher.” The interactive online report examines the projected impacts of a universal Housing Choice Voucher (…
Report Examines Why Renters of Color Expected Eviction Despite Moratorium
A report by the Urban Institute, “Perceptions of Eviction Likelihood among Renters of Color,” explores why Black renters and other renters of color behind on rent in Washington, D.C. commonly…
Universal Housing Choice Vouchers Would Lift Many Renter Households Out of Poverty
Source: The Housing Initiative at Penn. (2021). Exploring a Universal Housing Voucher. Philadelphia, PA: Author. Retrieved from https://www.housinginitiative.org/universal-voucher.html.
Denver Mayor Proposes Investments in Housing and Addressing Homelessness
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed budget for 2022 includes an investment of nearly $230 million in local and federal dollars to support affordable housing and efforts to combat homelessness.…