Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – March 14, 2022
Flooding BuzzFeed News examines the growing risk of basement flooding as the shortage of affordable housing pushes more renters below ground. Officials across the country are looking to convert more…
HUD Posts Emergency Housing Voucher How-To Guide for Public Housing Agencies
HUD has published a new guidebook, Emergency Housing Vouchers: A How-To Guide for Public Housing Agencies. The guidebook provides public housing agencies (PHAs), Continuums of Care (CoCs), and Victim…
HUD Office of Multifamily Programs Reminds Owners About Obligations to Residents as Utility Costs Rise
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with owners of private properties assisted with Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), distributed a flyer in…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Rising Inflation
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) held a hearing on March 8, “The Inflation Equation: Corporate Profiteering, Supply Chain Bottlenecks, and COVID-19,”…
New Podcast Episode on Building Multi-Sector Partnerships in North Carolina
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Building Multi-Sector Partnerships in North Carolina.” The episode explores the work of the campaign’s state-based affiliates…
Immigrant Communities Face Financial, Health, and Social Hardships Due to Rental Unaffordability
Housing Policy Debate published a report, “Rental Affordability, Coping Strategies, and Impacts in Diverse Immigrant Communities,” examining how rental affordability pressures impact financial,…
Report Finds 6.8 Million Households Experience Accessibility Challenges in Their Homes
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS) released a new report, “How Well Does the Housing Stock Meet Accessibility Needs? An Analysis of the 2019 American Housing Survey.”…
Fact of the Week: Common Challenges Faced by Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
Source: Housing Initiative at Penn and National Low Income Housing Coalition. Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) during the Pandemic: Implications for the Design of Permanent ERA Programs. March…
From the Field: Boulder Establishes Eviction Prevention Program through Ballot Initiative
Residents of Boulder, Colorado, established an Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Service (EPRAS) program – implemented in January 2021 – as a result of an ordinance passed in November 2020.…
Ann O’Hara, Congressional Progressive Caucus, & Rep. Ritchie Torres Are 2022 Housing Leadership Awards Honorees
Celebrate Ann O’Hara, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), NLIHC’s 2022 Housing Leadership Awards honorees! These exceptional leaders will be recognized at…
Register for NLIHC’s “Policy Priorities” Webinar ahead of Virtual Capitol Hill Day on March 24!
NLIHC encourages advocates from across the country to register for our upcoming March 16 webinar, “NLIHC’s Policy Priorities for 2022,” in preparation for Virtual Capitol Hill Day on March 24.…