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…
HUD PIH Issues Notice Providing Public Housing Operating Fund Shortfall Funding
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2021-12, making a $25 million public housing Operating Fund set-aside available to public housing agencies (PHAs) experiencing a…
HUD PIH Updates HCV Data Dashboard
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has enhanced the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Data Dashboard to help public housing agencies (PHAs) maximize the impact of their HCV programs. The…
HUD Releases New Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Tenant Data
HUD released 2018 data on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) tenant characteristics. The data include income, race, disability status, and family composition of tenants living in LIHTC housing.…
NLIHC Honors Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Maxine Waters, Joy Johnson, and the Housing Justice Network with 2021 Housing Leadership Awards
NLIHC presented 2021 Housing Leadership Awards to Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), chair of the…
Tenant Talk Live on Environmental and Housing Justice Today!
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for Tenant Talk Live. Low-income people often bear the brunt of natural disasters and extreme weather—and this problem is apparent in the United States as…
Housing Justice Network to Hold Webinar on Tenant Organizing in Federal Housing Programs
The Housing Justice Network (HJN), a field network of more than 1,600 community-level housing advocates and tenant leaders hosted by the National Housing Law Project, will hold a webinar to discuss…
ZERO TO THREE Releases Report on Opportunity Disparities among Young Children
ZERO TO THREE recently released a new report on the status of infants and toddlers across the nation, providing an analysis of the disparities of opportunity. According to the report, 2 in 5 infants…