Recording Available of NLIHC’s April 26 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing”
During the most recent national “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” call, we discussed new funding to address homelessness from the American Rescue Plan Act and heard about a new…
NLIHC and National League of Cities Release Guidance for State and Local Officials on Equitable ERA Programs
NLIHC and the National League of Cities (NLC) released on April 29, “How to Establish and Improve Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: Suggestions for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Elected…
Updates on Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Programs – Landlord Requirements
NLIHC tracks state and local emergency rental assistance programs created or expanded in response to COVID-19 and collects in-depth information on each program. As of April 28, NLIHC had identified…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs Posts Updates to Coronavirus Q&A Guides
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, updated two sets of Questions and Answers on April 26: “Questions…
HUD REAC Physical Inspections to Resume for Public Housing and Multifamily Housing
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announced on April 23 that HUD will resume physical inspections on June 1 for public housing and multifamily housing. Guidance in the form of Inspector Notice No. 2021-01…
SNAPS Office Issues Waiver Expanding Eligibility for ESG-CV Rapid Re-housing Assistance
The Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-21-05 allowing supplemental Emergency Solutions Grants-…
HUD Affirms Unemployment Benefit and Child Tax Credit Are Not Income
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, sent an email to stakeholders on April 29 stating HUD has…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – May 3, 2021
National Updates Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced plans to distribute $800 million to support students experiencing homelessness under the American Rescue…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – May 3, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
House Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearings on the Impact of Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence on Housing
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on April 27 several full committee and subcommittee hearings for the month of May, including a hearing on examining…
HUD Withdraws Equal Access Rule
HUD published in the Federal Register on April 27 a withdrawal of its proposed rule “Making Admissions or Placement Determinations Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning and Development…