HUD CPD Issues Sixth Set of CoC and HOPWA Waivers
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a memorandum on June 30 updating waivers to the Continuum of Care (CoC) and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)…
New Study Finds that Providing People Experiencing Homelessness with Housing has Positive Impacts on Health, Crime, and Employment
A recently released study by Elior Cohen at UCLA finds that targeted housing assistance to people experiencing homelessness reduces crime, increases employment, and improves health. The study finds…
New Research: States Impacted by Hurricanes Made Few Changes to Qualified Allocation Plans
New research published in Housing Policy Debate examines how states shape affordable housing policy in response to risks and damage from hurricanes through their Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC…
New Report Shows How People with Disabilities Would Benefit from Housing Voucher Expansion
A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “More Housing Vouchers Needed to Help People With Disabilities Afford Stable Homes in the Community,” identifies an unmet need for…
More than Half of Renters Behind on Rent to Small-Scale Landlords are Unaware of Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
Source: Urban Institute, “With Just a Month Left of the Eviction Moratorium, Many Mom-and-Pop Landlords and Tenants Are Still Unaware of Federal Rental Assistance,” 2021. Survey conducted in May…
Oregon Legislature Passes Bills to Expand Renter Protections and Increase Affordable Housing Supply
The Oregon legislature passed several bills during the 2021 legislative session to build and maintain affordable housing, protect renters, and address homelessness. Budget bills S.B. 5505, H.B. 5006…
NHLP Webinar to Address the Fight to Save Section 515 Rural Housing
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on July 14 at 3 pm ET to inform advocates on how they can protect low-income residents of private housing that has Rural Development (RD)…
HAC Webinar to Discuss Energy Efficient Affordable Housing
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) will hold a webinar on “Strategies for Achieving Energy Efficient, Affordable Housing” on July 14 at 2 pm ET. The webinar will offer insight into energy-efficient…
Enterprise Community Partners Webinar to Discuss Eviction Prevention as a Preservation Strategy
Enterprise Community Partners will hold the first webinar in a four-part series titled, “Eviction Prevention as a Preservation Strategy: How Residential Protections Can Ensure the Preservation of the…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46 billion) appropriated by Congress reaches…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 4
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 4: “Race is on to get rental assistance out to avert evictions,” Associated Press, July 4 at: https://bit…