Join HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge on Today’s National Call at 2:30 pm ET on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
Join today’s (July 19) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge will join us to discuss the importance of including robust resources for affordable housing in the…
Urban Institute Calls for Equitable Redevelopment of Public Housing, Repeal of Faircloth Amendment
Urban Institute released a new paper on June 23 highlighting the country’s public housing redevelopment needs. Decades of insufficient federal funding and weak oversight have left public housing…
Recording Available of July 12 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During the most recent (July 12) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) joined us to discuss her “Ending…
Analysis of California Emergency Rental Assistance Program Highlights Progress and Ongoing Renter Needs
A report released by the Housing Initiative at Penn, An Early Analysis of the California COVID-19 Rental Relief Program, provides insight into program progress, program changes, and experiences of…
Announcing NLIHC’s ERASE Webinar Series for Emergency Rental Assistance Program Stakeholders
NLIHC is pleased to announce the End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) Webinar Series. This three-part series (July 28, August 4, and August 11 from 3-4:30 pm ET) will provide emergency rental…
NLIHC Testifies in Support of Improved Long-Term Disaster Recovery Funding
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on July 15 on “CDBG Disaster Recovery: States, Cities, and Denials of Funding.” The hearing…
Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response Launches Webinar Series
The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response launched a webinar series on July 15 to help communities plan how to use their coronavirus relief funds to equitably address the needs of…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – July 19, 2021
National Updates Biden Administration The Washington Post reports that as concerns grow about a national eviction crisis later this summer and fall, the White House will hold a second eviction…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – July 19, 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 Appropriations Committee Approves FY22 Spending Bill for Affordable Housing and Community Development
The House Appropriations Committee voted on July 16 to approve a draft spending bill that would fund HUD programs for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The full committee vote followed a July 12 vote in the…
House Ways and Means Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Expanding Housing Access; NLIHC Board Member and State Partner Testifies
The House Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Committee held a July 14 hearing on “Expanding Housing Access to All Americans.” The hearing addressed challenges in increasing the supply of housing…