Congressional Leaders Submit Public Charge Rule Comment Letters
Members of Congress sent three letters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week in support of needed reforms to the “public charge” rule to ensure immigrant families can access…
NLIHC Updates FAQ on Eligibility for Assistance Based on Immigration Status
NLIHC, the National Housing Law Project (NHLP), and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) have updated a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource on eligibility for COVID-19 assistance based on…
Discussions Over FY23 Budget and Reconciliation Package Pick Up After Congressional Recess – Take Action Today!
After a two-week recess, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate were back in session last week to begin negotiations over the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget and attempt to revitalize discussions…
Representatives Introduce House Bill to Increase Access to Housing Vouchers
Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and John Katko (R-NY) introduced the “Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2022” (H.R. 6880) in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 1. The bill would…
Recording of April 25 National HoUSed Campaign Call Now Available
On our most recent (April 25) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we received updates from Capitol Hill, discussed findings from NLIHC’s new edition of…
More Information about HUD’s New Public Housing Data Dashboard
As reported last week (see Memo, 4/25), HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) released a new Public Housing Data Dashboard. In this Memo article, NLIHC provides a more detailed analysis of…
HUD PIH Announces Asset- and Credit-Building Moving to Work (MTW) Cohort
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2022-11 inviting public housing agencies (PHAs) to apply to a new Moving to Work Demonstration (MTW) cohort that will experiment with…
Certain Inclusionary Zone Characteristics are Associated with Higher Production of Affordable Units
An article in the Journal of the American Planning Association, “Examining the Effects of Policy Design on Affordable Unit Production Under Inclusionary Zoning Policies,” examines the relationship…
New Guide to LIHTC for Residents Is Now Available
Regional Housing Legal Services of Pennsylvania has released a brief guide, Renting a LIHTC Home, meant for residents of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. Though the guide’s…
Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens
Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2020 5-Year ACS PUMS and HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (POSH) data.
Massachusetts Expands Funds and Protections for Renters at Risk of Eviction
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a supplemental state budget for fiscal year 2022 (FY22) making available an additional $100 million for emergency rental assistance (ERA) and extending…