Campaign Partners Sign Letter to Congress Urging Major Expansion of Rental Assistance in FY22 Spending Bill
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign sent a letter to appropriators urging them to include a House proposal to expand Housing Choice Vouchers to an additional 125,000 households in the…
New Research Shows More than Three Million Individuals Are “Doubled-Up”
A report published by Housing Policy Debate, “Quantifying Doubled-Up Homelessness: Presenting a New Measure Using U.S. Census Microdata,” proposes a refined measure to estimate the number of…
American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals Most Likely to be “Doubled-Up”
Source: Richard, M. et al. “Quantifying Doubled-Up Homelessness: Presenting a New Measure Using U.S. Census Microdata.” Housing Policy Debate. Note: A “low-income individual” is defined as an…
Radon Report Card Evaluates Radon Policies and Risks of Radon-Induced Lung Cancer in States
The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) created a Radon Report Card providing state-by-state data on estimated radon-caused lung cancer risks as well as policies…
Delaware to Allow Non-Lawyer Representation for Tenants in Eviction Cases
The Delaware Supreme Court adopted a new rule (Rule 57.1) that allows tenants to be represented for free by qualified tenant advocates who are trained and supervised by one of Delaware’s three legal…
NLIHC Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022 to Feature Discussion between Rep. Ritchie Torres and NLIHC’s Diane Yentel
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022: Achieving Housing Justice, taking place from 12:30 to 5:30 pm ET on March 22 and 1 to 5:30 pm ET on March 23, will feature an in-depth discussion…
NLIHC to Honor Rep. Ritchie Torres at the 2022 Housing Leadership Awards Celebration on April 28
NLIHC will honor Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) at the 40th Annual Housing Leadership Awards Celebration, held virtually on Thursday, April 28. Representative Torres will receive the…
NLIHC Seeks Development Coordinator
NLIHC seeks a development coordinator who will have prime responsibility for a portfolio of development/fundraising activities for the Coalition. The activities, along with those of a second…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of February 6
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of February 6: “Ida’s Flooding Took Her Home. Then Officials Took Away Her Temporary Housing.” Buzzfeed News,…
NLIHC Urges Treasury to Address Critical ERA Gaps through the Recapture and Reallocation Process
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on February 2 to U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Janet Yellen to voice concern that an inequitable initial allocation formula,…
White House Announces More Resources to Help Households Afford Home Energy Costs
The White House announced on February 1 that it will partner with state and local governments, advocacy organizations, and utility providers to encourage families to apply for energy assistance…