Senate Committee Unanimously Passes Legislation to Create Community Disaster Mitigation Zones
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved the “Community Disaster Mitigation Zones Act” on March 30. Introduced by Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-MI…
Coronavirus Updates – April 4, 2022
National Updates Department of the Treasury The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data on reallocations of the initial appropriation of emergency rental assistance (ERA1). The…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 4, 2022
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD announced on March 22 the allocation of nearly $3 billion in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to help…
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on the Housing Needs of America’s Seniors
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing, “Affordability and Accessibility: Addressing the Housing Needs of America’s Seniors,” on March 31. Witnesses included…
New Issue Brief Explores Intersections of Housing and Gender Justice
The National Urban League and the National Partnership for Women and Families have released a new issue brief exploring how racial, socioeconomic, and gender-specific inequities impact women’s access…
HUD Releases 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
HUD released its strategic plan for fiscal years (FYs) 2022-2026 on March 28, outlining the department’s objectives for the next four years as well as its strategies for assessing and achieving those…
Eviction Lab Research Finds Evictions Are Prevalent in Suburbs as well as Cities
A new journal article from the Eviction Lab, “Beyond Urban Displacement: Suburban Poverty and Eviction,” examines how urban and suburban eviction rates compare across 71 cities. The article finds…
19.2 Million Working-Age Renter Households Are Housing Cost-Burdened According to Residual-Income Measure
A journal article published in Housing Policy Debate, “‘The Rent Eats First’: Rental Housing Unaffordability in the United States,” examines renter cost-burdens using a residual-income approach,…
Six in Ten Households Experiencing Residual-Income Housing Cost Burdens Make Less than $30,000 Annually
Source: Airgood-Obrycki et al., “‘The Rent Eats First’: Rental Housing Unaffordability in the United States,” Housing Policy Debate (2022). Note: Residual-income housing cost burden occurs when…
Report Shows New York City’s Tenant Movement Stronger Four Years After Winning the Right to Counsel
The Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTCNYC) and TakeRoot Justice released a new report, Organizing is Different Now: How the Right to Counsel Strengthens the Tenant Movement in New York City, showing…
Today’s “Tenant Talk Live” Webinar for Renters and Resident Leaders Will Focus on Coalition Building for Housing Justice – Register Now!
NLIHC will host “Tenant Talk Live”– a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today, April 4, at 6 pm ET (5 pm CT, 4 pm MT, and 3 pm PT). During the session, we will hear from advocates…