New Resources from Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 - Voter Pledge Card and Voter Guide Template Now Available
Two new resources are now available on the resources page of the Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 website: 1) a sample voter pledge card to help voters make a plan to vote and …
USICH Releases Strategic Plan Ignoring Decades of Evidence on the Causes of and Solutions to Homelessness
The United State Interagency Counsel on Homelessness (USICH) released on October 19 a new strategic plan that is deeply flawed and ill-informed, ignoring decades of evidence on the causes of and…
Advocacy Organizations File Lawsuits Over HUD Revisions to the Disparate Impact Rule
Advocacy organizations from across the country have filed lawsuits challenging HUD’s revisions to the final Disparate Impact rule that shifted the burden of proof from housing providers, financial…
Protecting and Preparing Voters
On Election Day, registered voters will cast their ballots, and it is critical that they know their rights when head go to the polls. Voters should: 1) make a plan to vote; 2) be in line before the…
Senate Fails to Pass “Targeted” Coronavirus Relief Bill as Negotiations between Speaker Pelosi and White House Continue
The Senate failed to pass a “targeted” relief bill by a vote of 51-44 on October 21. The bill, totaling approximately $519 billion, proposed additional funding to hospitals and schools, expanded…
Bipartisan Bill Would Create Independent Board to Investigate and Improve Disaster Response and Recovery
A bipartisan bill creating an independent board to oversee the country’s response to disasters has been introduced in both the House and Senate. The “Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020”…
IRS Extends Deadline to Apply for Economic Impact Payments to November 21
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is alerting people who do not normally file income taxes that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended to November 21 the deadline to apply for…
HUD PIH Does Not Count $400 Extra Unemployment Benefit as Income
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) clarified that public housing agencies (PHAs) must exclude from resident income calculations the $400 per week (or in some states $300 per week) extra…
HUD PIH and Multifamily Issue Guidance on CDC Eviction Moratorium
Two HUD offices, the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), issued guidance regarding the temporary eviction moratorium order from the…
HUD Posts Update to “Questions and Answers for Office of Multifamily Housing Stakeholders: Coronavirus (COVID-19)”
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, issued its eighth update to “Questions and Answers for Office of…
Treasury Department Updates Coronavirus Relief Fund FAQs
The U.S. Treasury Department published an update to Coronavirus Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions on October 19. Questions A. 57–59 and B.13 were added and Questions A. 42, 49, and 53 were…