The U.S. Department of the Treasury released updated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program spending data through September 30, revealing that an additional $2.6 billion in ERA1 and $354 million…
JP Morgan Chase Institute released “How did landlords fare during COVID?,” which used administrative data to examine how small- and medium-scale landlords fared financially during the pandemic. While…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on October 25 published a letter to Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program grantees highlighting additional details on the ERA1 reallocation process and three…
NLIHC released a request for proposals (RFP) for a consultant, evaluation firm and/or academic institution to conduct a multi-site evaluation that will assess the impact and effectiveness of COVID-…
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed five bills to reform the disaster recovery system at a session on October 27. The bills address separate elements of how FEMA responds and…
The House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held hearings on disaster recovery on October 26 and 27, respectively. Both featured discussion…
Chris Smith, director of the Individual Assistance Division at the Office of Response and Recovery, Recovery Directorate at FEMA, and additional members of the FEMA Individual Assistance team met…
ERASE Updates
NLIHC announced the launch of the End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) webpage. The webpage includes resources for tenants, state and local housing advocates, policymakers,…
Federal Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Are you a housing provider in or near a disaster-impacted area? If you have vacant units, HUD wants to know! The agency is…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted a sixth update to its frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program created by the “American Rescue Plan…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently launched a new “take action” page to support historic housing investments proposed in the new framework for the “Build…
A recent article in Housing Policy Debate, “A Perfect Storm? Disasters and Evictions,” is one of the first studies to examine the relationship between disasters and evictions. The study combines a…
