Additional Coronavirus Updates – August 23, 2021
National Updates Biden Administration The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) hosted a virtual conversation on August 17 on housing and evictions with Biden administration officials. The officials…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – August 23, 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…
Senator Wyden Introduces “Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All Act”
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced on August 18 the “Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act,” a bill that includes several proposed solutions to the nation’s affordable rental housing…
HUD and FHFA Collaborate to Enforce Fair Housing and Fair Lending
HUD and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on August 13 announced they will collaborate to enhance enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. The two agencies have entered into a memorandum of…
Register Now! Campaign Hosts August 24 Webinar on Building State-Level Multi-Sector Partnerships
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign continues its three-part webinar series entitled “Building Multi-Sector Partnerships to Advance Housing Policy,” with the second…
Report Provides Initial Evaluation of DC’s Shallow Subsidy Rental Assistance Program
HUD has published DC Flexible Rent Subsidy Program: Findings from the Program’s First Year, which provides preliminary quantitative and qualitative data from the first year of the District of…
NHLP Publishes Guide on LIHTC Tenants’ Rights
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) published An Advocates’ Guide to Tenants’ Rights in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program. The 13-page guide serves as an overview of tenants’ rights…
Nine of 10 Severely Cost-Burdened Renters Have Extremely or Very Low Incomes
Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2019 ACS PUMS data.
NLIHC Welcomes Courtney Cooperman as Housing Advocacy Organizer
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Courtney Cooperman as its newest housing advocacy organizer. As a member of the field team, Courtney will mobilize NLIHC members to advocate for the Coalition’s federal…
NLIHC Seeks ERASE Project Coordinator
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46…
NLIHC Seeks Fund Development Intern for Fall Semester
Help the NLIHC end homelessness and housing poverty in America! NLIHC seeks a fund development intern for the fall semester (August or early September to December) to support NLIHC activities…