NLIHC/PAHRC Webinar Focuses on Federally Assisted Housing and Natural Hazards
NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) will host the second installment of a webinar series on natural hazards and the federally assisted housing stock. The second…
Fewer than Half of Emergency Rental Assistance Applicants Have Received Assistance, Many More Behind on Rent
Sources: (1) Household Pulse Survey Week 35: August 4 - August 16, 2021, U.S. Census Bureau; (2) Emergency Rental Assistance Monthly Compliance Report: July 1- 31, 2021, U.S. Department of the…
California Legislature Passes Bills to Limit Exclusionary Zoning and Increase Density
The California Assembly passed a pair of bills in August that would reduce exclusionary zoning, increase residential density, and mitigate the affordable housing shortage. Senate Bill 9 (SB9) makes…
URGENT: Take Action – Congress Is Finalizing Key Details in Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Package
The House and Senate are currently determining how to invest more than $330 billion in affordable housing as part of its $3.5 trillion infrastructure and economic recovery bill. Congress needs to…
NLIHC to Host Congressional Briefing on Housing Solutions Needed in Infrastructure and Economic Recovery Package
NLIHC and the HoUSed and Opportunity Starts at Home campaigns are hosting a congressional briefing on September 9 at 3 pm ET titled “Housing is Infrastructure: What the Latest Research Tells Us About…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (September 7) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. Jasmine Rangel and Jacob Haas from the Eviction Lab will join to share the latest data from the Lab’s eviction tracking…
Recording Available of August 30 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During our most recent (August 30) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke about Congress’s short- and long-term efforts to expand…
NLIHC and NHLP Submit Recommendations to Chair Waters for Emergency Rental Assistance Legislation
NLIHC and National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent on August 31 a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) outlining recommendations for Chair Waters’s forthcoming…
ERA Programs Increase Flexibilities
NLIHC has been closely tracking Treasury Department Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs since programs began in February 2021. Between April and September 1, some administrators have made…
Using Administrative Data Can Reduce Barriers and Promote Efficiency in ERA Distribution
U.S. Department of the Treasury guidance encourages the use of categorical eligibility to verify income and reduce barriers to accessing emergency rental assistance. In accordance with this guidance…
Attorney General Garland Urges Legal Community to Take Action to Prevent Evictions
Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a letter on August 30 calling on the legal community to volunteer to confront the ongoing housing and eviction crisis. The letter urges members of the legal…