Rental Assistance Improves Housing Stability, Quality, and Affordability
New research published in Housing Policy Debate, “The Effects of Rental Assistance on Housing Stability, Quality, Autonomy, and Affordability,” highlights how rental assistance programs can improve…
Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Financing Can Affect Tenants’ Risk of Eviction
A paper released in December 2020, “Eviction Risk of Rental Housing: Does it Matter How Your Landlord Finances the Property?,” examines the extent to which different types of home loans affect…
Only a Third of Those Leaving Temporary COVID Placements in Hotels Obtain Permanent Housing
Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, “Surveying Local Homeless Service Providers (Part 3): Responses from November 2020,” December 2020.
Washington Housing Advocates and Governor Push for Robust Housing Funding
As the Washington state legislative session begins, the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, an NLIHC state partner, is advocating for robust investments in affordable housing and in prevention…
Report Identifies Promising State and Local Policies that Advance Equitable and Inclusive Outcomes in Housing and Community Development
A new report published by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), “Local Change, Big Impact: State and Local Policy Responses to Community Needs,” identifies state and local policies that…
NLIHC Seeks Research Analyst–COVID Response
NLIHC seeks a research analyst to further the coalition’s research on housing-related responses to the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. The analyst will work with other members of the NLIHC…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 10
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 10: “Housing advocates call on Biden to extend eviction ban,” ABC News, January 13 at: https://…
Insurrection and White Supremacy, by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
As all of you, I am horrified by last week’s insurrection at the Capitol. The horror deepens each day as new videos and details emerge of violent and armed militias and neo-Nazis beating police…
Add Your Organization to Letter Urging President-Elect Biden to Keep Families Housed!
Join NLIHC and over 1,500 organizations and elected officials across the country by signing your organization on to a national letter urging President-elect Biden to issue an Executive Order that…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Incoming Biden Administration Calling for Clear Guidance on Emergency Rental Assistance Program
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on January 8 to President-elect Joe Biden, Treasury Secretary Designate Janet Yellen, and HUD Secretary Designate Marcia Fudge, urging the incoming…
Deadline for States and Localities to Submit Required Documentation to Treasury for Rental Assistance is Tomorrow, January 12!
States and localities must submit completed payment information and a signed acceptance of award terms to the U.S. Department of the Treasury by 11:59 pm ET tomorrow, January 12, 2021 to receive…