Government Accountability Office Report Refutes FEMA Claims about Disaster Housing Assistance Program
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on December 15 refuting FEMA’s claim that the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) is less cost-effective than its other housing…
Proposed FEMA Rule Would Create Roadblocks for Presidential Disaster Declarations
FEMA announced a proposed rule on December 14 that would change the formula used by the agency to recommend the President issue disaster declarations. The “Disaster Reform and Recovery Act of 2018”…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s December 14 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During last week’s national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we received updated estimates on total back rent and utilities owed, heard about a new equity-based decision-…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – December 22, 2020
National Updates Advocacy The National Innovation Service (NIS) released on December 8 a series of Equity-Based Decision-Making Assessments as part of the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - December 22, 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…
Reps. Garcia and Scanlon Introduce “Our Homes, Our Votes Act”
Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) introduced on December 9 the “Our Homes Our Votes Act,” a bill that facilitates voter registration for residents of…
Campaign Launches Call to Action, Sends Letter to CDC Director
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign sent a letter on December 16 to Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), urging him…
HUD and Other Federal Agencies Publish Joint Final Rule on Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations
HUD and 8 other federal agencies published a joint final rule on “Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations” (§5.109) on December 17. The drastic changes included in the rule were proposed…
New Research Documents Eviction Patterns in Richmond, Virginia
A paper in Housing Policy Debate, “Eviction and Segmented Housing Markets in Richmond, Virginia,” argues that eviction and the threat of eviction play a role in segmenting the housing market and…
Housing Cost-Burdened Renters in Los Angeles More Likely to Cut Back on Basic Needs to Afford Housing
A report from the USC Price Sol Center for Social Innovation, “How Do Renters Cope with Unaffordability? Household-Level Impacts of Rental Cost Burdens in Los Angeles,” finds that housing cost-…
Share of Renters Reporting Rent Arrears Up Significantly since Summer
Source: US Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (August 19-31) through Week 20 (November 25-December 7).