The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California at Berkeley released a report outlining a new framework for federal housing policy, “Building a Better Ladder of Housing…
Join today’s (May 3) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. Peter Hepburn from Rutgers University and Eviction Lab will join to share Eviction Lab’s latest research on eviction filing…
During the most recent national “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” call, we discussed new funding to address homelessness from the American Rescue Plan Act and heard about a new…
NLIHC and the National League of Cities (NLC) released on April 29, “How to Establish and Improve Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: Suggestions for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Elected…
NLIHC tracks state and local emergency rental assistance programs created or expanded in response to COVID-19 and collects in-depth information on each program. As of April 28, NLIHC had…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, updated two sets of Questions and Answers on April 26: “Questions…
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announced on April 23 that HUD will resume physical inspections on June 1 for public housing and multifamily housing. Guidance in the form of Inspector Notice No. 2021-01…
The Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-21-05 allowing supplemental Emergency Solutions Grants-…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, sent an email to stakeholders on April 29 stating HUD has…
National Updates
Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced plans to distribute $800 million to support students experiencing homelessness under the American Rescue…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) announced on April 27 several full committee and subcommittee hearings for the month of May, including a hearing on examining…