NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 16
“$15 minimum wage opposition ‘doesn’t make any sense to me’ Labor Secretary Walsh says” Yahoo Finance, January 16, at: https://yhoo.it/3KpAz6m “New FEMA program would place homeless disaster…
Congressional Appropriators Announce Progress Toward FY22 Spending Deal – Take Action to Advance the HoUSed Campaign’s Affordable Housing Agenda
Congressional appropriators in the House and Senate announced progress towards reaching a deal on a federal spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The announcement came after a January 13…
Join Today’s National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing
Join today’s (January 18) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the latest developments, negotiations and critical discussions happening on Capitol Hill around the “Build…
Recording Available of January 10 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (January 10) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” we were joined by House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), who discussed the vital affordable…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearings on Delivery of Disaster Recovery Assistance and Homelessness; NLIHC to Testify
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on January 19 at 10 am ET titled “Ensuring Equitable Delivery of Disaster Benefits to Vulnerable…
NHLP Publishes Newsletters on Housing Rights and Needs of Survivors of Violence during Pandemic
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) published two newsletters (here and here) on addressing the housing rights and needs of survivors of violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first…
HUD Inspector General Releases Audit of Houston Hurricane Harvey Recovery Funding
The HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an audit report detailing issues in distributing HUD Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in Houston as the city…
HUD Publishes Notice Allocating Recovery Funding for 2018 and 2019 Disasters
HUD allocated over $85 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds and over $186 million in Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funds on January…
Coronavirus Updates – January 18, 2022
National Updates Biden Administration The Biden administration announced on January 7 a state-by-state breakdown of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 18, 2022
Take action! To ensure more efficient and equitable disaster recovery, Congress should pass the “Reforming Disaster Recovery Act” (S.2471/H.R. 4707). The bill would permanently authorize the CDBG-DR…
More than 80% of Reallocated ERA Funds Remained in Same States during First Reallocation Round
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released new data about Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) grantees that voluntarily reallocated their funds or had their funds recaptured and the programs…