Rural Housing Service Sends Letter on VAWA Compliance to Multi-Family Housing Program Staff
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Housing Service (RHS) issued on November 23 an Unnumbered Letter providing guidance to RHS Multi-Family Housing program staff on complying…
HUD PIH Issues Remote Video HQS Inspection Guidance
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2020-31 on November 12 providing guidance on how public housing agencies (PHAs) can conduct Housing Quality Standards (HQS)…
Appeals Court Halts DHS Public Charge Rule for Judicial Districts and States Represented in Case
In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision made in the lower courts that granted a preliminary injunction in a multistate lawsuit against the Department of…
Housing Assistance Improves Health and Well-Being, Reduces Returns to Homelessness
A working paper from a PhD candidate at the UCLA Department of Economics, “Housing the Homeless: The Effect of Housing Assistance on Recidivism to Homelessness, Economic, and Social Outcomes,” finds…
End of State Eviction Moratoriums Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Excess COVID Cases
Source: Leifheit et al., “Expiring Eviction Moratoriums and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality, 2020.
Nominate An Organization or Campaign for NLIHC’s 2021 Organizing Awards Today!
NLIHC encourages affordable housing advocates to submit applications or nominations for the 2021 Annual Organizing Awards today! Two awards will be granted for achievements in expanding housing…
Washington, D.C. Expands Rental Assistance and Hotel Sheltering as COVID-19 Cases Rise
As COVID-19 cases rise throughout the country, Washington D.C.’s Department of Human Services (DHS), under the leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser, is expanding its Pandemic Emergency Program for…
Tenant Talk Live! How Tenants Can Use NLIHC’s Gap Report in Their Advocacy Work
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live! webinar. NLIHC Research Analyst Dan Threet will provide an overview of how low-income residents and low-income…
NHLP to Hold December 16 Webinar on Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors during and after the Pandemic
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar discussing the housing rights of domestic violence survivors during and after the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar will be held on…
Join NLIHC and Community Solutions’ Webinar on Preventing Housing Instability During COVID-19 on December 16 at 3 pm (ET)
Join a webinar, co-hosted by NLIHC and Community Solutions, on Wednesday, December 16 at 3 pm (ET) to learn more about preventing evictions and their negative impacts on communities during the…
NLIHC Seeks Winter/Spring Intern for Graphic Design/Communications
NLIHC is accepting applications for our winter/spring graphic design/communications internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek a student…