Households That Include Someone with a Disability Are More Likely to Report Difficulty in Paying Rent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS). Available at https://tr.ee/jUTAy0.
Professional Landlord Attorneys Result in Higher Costs for Tenants and More Evictions
By Mackenzie Pish, NLIHC Research Analyst Research published in Housing Studies, “Shadow players of the eviction crisis: identifying and characterizing professional evicting attorneys in…
NLIHC-Supported Bill on Disability Justice and Disasters Introduced in Congress
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On January 13, the NLIHC-supported “Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters…
Senators Meet to Discuss Disaster Response and Recovery Reforms; Hearing Planned on Anniversary of the Palisades Fire
By Oliver Porter, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On January 13, multiple senators convened to discuss the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (…
Journal of Housing Economics Publishes Article on Assisted Housing and Child Development
By Ella Izenour, NLIHC Opportunity Starts at Home Intern The Journal of Housing Economics recently published an article, “Assisted housing and healthy child development,” examining how…
Join January 27 National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy Join NLIHC’s next National HoUSed Campaign Call on January 27 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET. Hosted by NLIHC Senior Vice…
HUD Secretary Turner Testifies in House Financial Services Committee Oversight Hearing
By NLIHC Policy Team The House Committee on Financial Services (HFSC) held a full committee hearing on January 21, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the…
Senate Vote on House-Passed Spending Package Stalled as Senate Democrats Seek Separate Vote on DHS Funding Bill, Increasing Likelihood of Partial Government Shutdown
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy Senate Democrats are demanding the removal of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (…
A Look Ahead at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2026 Breakout Sessions!
By Jen Butler, NLIHC Senior Vice President, External Affairs NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2026 will feature an array of breakout sessions in which attendees can engage with and learn from…
Final HUD Spending Bill for FY26 Released, Providing Increased Funding to Key HUD Rental and Homelessness Assistance Programs
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy Congressional Appropriators released this morning (January 20) the text of a final fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill for…
Where to Find Us – January 20
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) – virtual, February 12 (Renee M. Willis)