HUD PIH Does Not Count $400 Extra Unemployment Benefit as Income
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) clarified that public housing agencies (PHAs) must exclude from resident income calculations the $400 per week (or in some states $300 per week) extra…
HUD PIH and Multifamily Issue Guidance on CDC Eviction Moratorium
Two HUD offices, the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), issued guidance regarding the temporary eviction moratorium order from the…
HUD Posts Update to “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus (COVID-19)”
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, issued its eighth update to “Questions and Answers for Office of…
Treasury Department Updates Coronavirus Relief Fund FAQs
The U.S. Treasury Department published an update to Coronavirus Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions on October 19. Questions A. 57–59 and B.13 were added and Questions A. 42, 49, and 53 were…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 26) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Max Weinstein of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office to…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s October 19 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we heard updates from the field, discussed increasing housing stability and equity using the Framework for…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - October 26, 2020
National Updates Reporting MarketWatch answers four lingering questions about the CDC eviction moratorium. NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel discusses the CDC guidance on the order, noting…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - October 26, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition stands ready to convene and support disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households,…
Representative Beatty Introduces Bill to Block Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Race and Sex Stereotyping
Representative Joyce Beatty (D-OH) introduced on October 16 H.R.8595, a bill to nullify President Trump’s Executive Order 13950 which seeks to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex…
Campaign Revamps Website to Amplify Racial Equity
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently unveiled website changes that amplify the importance of racial equity in its housing advocacy work. Updated mission,…
Senate Budget Committee Releases Report Calling for Streamlining of “Duplicative” HUD Housing Programs
Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee released on October 22 a report calling for the streamlining of “duplicative” HUD housing programs. The report proposes “merging programs,” claiming that…