President Biden Signs Scaled-Down Reconciliation Bill into Law
President Biden signed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” into law on August 16. The reconciliation package is a significantly scaled-down version of the “Build Back Better Act,” which would have…
Five Years After Hurricane Harvey, Recovery Continues in Southeastern Texas
Five years ago this week, Hurricane Harvey devastated communities across Southeastern Texas. The first major storm to make landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Wilma in 2005, Hurricane Harvey slowly…
FEMA Announces Five-Year National Tribal Strategy
FEMA unveiled a new strategic document on August 18 outlining the agency’s plan to develop its relationships with Tribal Nations. The “2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy” addresses FEMA’s…
Coronavirus Updates – August 22, 2022
End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) Project Please join NLIHC in Washington, D.C., for our ERASE National Convening on October 17, 2022. The convening, “Emergency Rental Assistance: A Path…
Disaster Housing Recovery Update – August 22, 2022
Congressional and Executive Actions In remarks to reporters in southeastern Kentucky, President Biden pledged that his administration will continue supplying federal resources for “as long as it…
NLIHC Releases New Edition of Tenant Talk Focusing on Nonpartisan Election Engagement
NLIHC released on August 18 the summer 2022 issue of Tenant Talk, our semi-annual newsletter created to engage tenants in housing advocacy and to highlight innovative approaches and recent…
NLIHC Invites Nominations for 2023 Housing Leadership Awards
NLIHC is accepting nominations for our 2023 Housing Leadership Awards recipients. Every year, NLIHC celebrates leaders in the fight for affordable housing by honoring three individuals or…
A Statement by the Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign on the “Inflation Reduction Act”
President Biden signed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” into law on August 16. While there is much to commend in the legislation – including the infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars into…
Join Today’s (August 22) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar on Voting while Experiencing Homelessness
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…
Report Examines How Localities and States Used COVID-19 Funds to Respond to Homelessness
A new report from the Urban Institute, “Using COVID-19 Relief Resources to End Homelessness,” details the actions undertaken by sites in eight states and localities to prevent and reduce homelessness…
In Nearly Every State, Full-Time Workers Must Earn More Than $15 an Hour to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment
Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, “Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing,” nlihc.org/oor. Note: This map displays the hourly wages that a full-time worker must earn (working 40 hours…