House Way and Means Committee Proposes Robust Housing Tax Investments for Reconciliation Package
The House Ways and Means Committee released on September 10 draft legislation providing robust affordable housing investments as part of a comprehensive budget reconciliation package. The committee…
NLIHC Urges Senator Wyden and Representative Neal to Invest in Housing for the Lowest-Income Renters
NLIHC sent a letter on September 8 to Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) urging the congressional leaders to ensure the…
Representatives Jayapal and Cardenas Introduce Bill to Expand Health Care, Nutrition Assistance, Housing, and Other Supports for Immigrants
Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) introduced on September 10 the “Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration Act of 2021,” or the “LIFT the BAR Act…
HUD Posts RAD Complaint Process for Residents
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) posted a one-page RAD Complaint Process for residents of public housing properties undergoing conversion or that have converted under the Rental Assistance…
HUD Designates Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2022
HUD published in the Federal Register on September 9 its list of the 2022 Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) used in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)…
HUD Recap Establishes Process for Replacing RAD PBV Contract if Units Cannot be Occupied Due to Natural Disaster
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) issued a notice in the Federal Register on September 10 establishing the process to replace former public housing units that have been converted to Section 8…
Education Advocates are Housing Advocates: New Issue Brief, Survey, and Podcast
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently released a new issue brief, survey, and podcast on the connection between educational outcomes and housing. These new…
Join Tenant Talk Live on September 13: Avenues to Homeownership for Low-Income Renters
Join NLIHC’s Tenant Talk Live webinar today, Monday, September 13 at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, 3 pm PT). We will discuss resources available for renters interested in becoming homeowners. NLIHC…
NLIHC/PAHRC Webinar Focuses on Federally Assisted Housing and Natural Hazards
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) will host the second installment of a webinar series on natural hazards and the federally assisted housing stock. The second…
Fewer than Half of Emergency Rental Assistance Applicants Have Received Assistance, Many More Behind on Rent
Sources: (1) Household Pulse Survey Week 35: August 4 - August 16, 2021, U.S. Census Bureau; (2) Emergency Rental Assistance Monthly Compliance Report: July 1- 31, 2021, U.S. Department of the…
California Legislature Passes Bills to Limit Exclusionary Zoning and Increase Density
The California Assembly passed a pair of bills in August that would reduce exclusionary zoning, increase residential density, and mitigate the affordable housing shortage. Senate Bill 9 (SB9) makes…