Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 14, 2022
Hurricane Ian Updates Families in areas of southwest Florida impacted by Hurricane Ian are anxiously awaiting decisions about FEMA housing assistance. In a statement, FEMA announced that various…
Join Today’s (Monday, 11/14) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Holding Candidates to Their Campaign Promises
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support housing…
Recording of November 7 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On NLIHC’s most recent (November 7) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes” campaign, we received updates from Capitol Hill, heard about new research on the persistence of…
Join Us on December 6 for the Relaunch of NLIHC’s Policy Advisory Committee
NLIHC members are invited to join us on December 6 from 4 to 5 pm ET for the relaunch of our Policy Advisory Committee (PAC), a virtual listening session where NLIHC members can weigh in on issues…
Treasury Releases ERA1 and ERA2 Quarterly Demographic Data
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released quarterly demographic data for the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs created by the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021” and…
New Research Explores Housing Insecurity in Families with Young Children and Immigrant Mothers
New research published in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health explores pandemic-related hardships among families with young children by race, ethnicity, and nativity. The study reveals the…
Study Finds Supportive Housing Helps Reduce Arrests of People without Homes by Police for Minor Offenses
A new study from Urban Institute, “Policing Doesn’t End Homelessness. Supportive Housing Does,” analyzes the impacts of the Denver Supportive Housing Social Impact Bond Initiative (Denver SIB), which…
Systematic Review of Housing Voucher Studies Finds that Vouchers Lead to Improved Household Security and Health
A new paper published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, “Tenant-Based Housing Voucher Programs: A Community Guide Systematic Review,” assesses the impact of housing voucher…
More Than 10 Million Emergency Rental Applications Submitted in First Year and a Half of ERA Program
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, “ERA1 & ERA2 Quarterly Demographic Data for Q1 2021 through Q2 2022,” November 2022, https://bit.ly/3fMhvF7
Tenants Take to the Courts to Protect Their Rights
Low-income renters face many barriers when it comes to finding affordable and accessible housing, especially as some states have begun to return to the pre-pandemic status quo by closing emergency…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions) project. The ERASE project coordinator will work with the senior director and ERASE team to support the…