Legislation Passes Out of Committee to Increase FEMA Reimbursement Levels for State Action on COVID-19 and 2020 Disasters
A bill increasing the amount of reimbursement that states receive from FEMA for disaster and COVID-19 emergency measures was passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - October 5, 2020
National Updates Advocacy NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) will continue to push for a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental assistance and…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 5, 2020
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Keep Government Funded Through Election
Congress passed and the president signed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 30 to extend current funding for federal agencies and programs through December 11. The bill (HR 8337) passed out of…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to Reimpose DHS Public Charge Rule
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision on September 11 allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume implementing its “Public Charge” rule nationwide (see…
HUD Publishes Final Section 3 Rule
HUD published a final rule implementing the Section 3 obligations of public housing agencies (PHAs) and other recipients of HUD housing and community development funding. The final rule was published…
New Podcast Episode Explores Campaign’s Racial Equity Work
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released its 26th podcast episode, “Centering Racial Equity in an Affordable Homes Campaign.” The episode discusses the work of…
“Election Day! Getting Out the Vote” - Webinar, October 15
NLIHC’s next Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar, “Election Day! Getting Out the Vote,” is scheduled for October 15 at 3 pm ET. The webinar will explore the most effective Election Day get-out-the-vote…
Study Shows People of Color Concentrated in High-Need Areas
A report from the Brookings Institution, “How we define ‘need’ for place-based policy reveals where policy and race intersect,” examines eight well-known indices used to define “high-need areas” in…
Permanent Supportive Housing Associated with Less Emergency Psychiatric Care, Fewer Days in Shelters
An article in Health Services Research examines whether permanent supportive housing (PSH) for chronically homeless individuals reduces the use of acute health care services, compared to the usual…
One-Third of Lower-Income Households Have Had Trouble Making Housing Payments during the Pandemic
Source: Pew Research Center, “Economic Fallout from COVID-19 Continues to Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest,” 2020.