Latino Households Face Challenges in Accessing Housing Assistance Programs
A new study published in Cityscape, “Understanding Low-Income Hispanic Housing Challenges and the Use of Housing and Homelessness Assistance,” finds that despite facing severe housing challenges,…
Research Examines Measurement of Eviction Rates in the American Housing Survey
An article in Cityscape, “Estimating the Prevalence of Eviction in the United States: New Data from the 2017 American Housing Survey,” examines key findings from the 2017 American Housing Survey (AHS…
Fact of the Week: Nine in Ten Renter Households are in Counties with High or Substantial Rates of COVID-19 Transmission
Source: CDC COVID Data Tracker and 2015-2019 American Community Survey.
From the Field: New Jersey Budget Includes Significant Housing Investments
The New Jersey state budget signed by Governor Phil Murphy on June 29 preserves full funding of New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) and uses general funds to pay for other non-AHTF…
NHLP to Hold Webinar on Crime-Free Programs and Nuisance Property Ordinances
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will conduct a webinar, “Crime-Free Programs and Nuisance Property Ordinances: How Their Enforcement May Implicate Civil Rights and Other Laws,” on Thursday,…
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…
NLIHC Research Intern Bids Coalition Adieu
My name is Isabel Weir, and I just finished my last week as a research intern at NLIHC during the summer of 2021. During my time at the Coalition, I worked closely with the research team on emergency…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of August 1
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 1: “Covid-19 spike prompts Biden to launch new eviction ban,” Forbes Advisor, August 3 at: https://…
CDC Eviction Moratorium Allowed to Expire; Immediate Action Needed at Federal, State and Local Levels to Keep Renters Safe
As the Delta variant surges and our understanding of its dangers grow, over 6.5 million renter households remain behind on rent and at heightened risk of losing both their homes and their ability to…
Take Action! Biden Administration Calls on Stakeholders to Raise Awareness of Emergency Rental Assistance
The Biden administration is calling on major companies, nonprofits, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and others to spread the word that emergency rental assistance (ERA) is available…