Representatives David Price (D-NC), chair of the Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Lee Zeldin (R-NY) have introduced the “Flood Resiliency and Taxpayer…
A bill increasing the amount of reimbursement that states receive from FEMA for disaster and COVID-19 emergency measures was passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on…
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NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) will continue to push for a broad array of resources and protections, including emergency rental…
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,…
Congress passed and the president signed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 30 to extend current funding for federal agencies and programs through December 11. The bill (HR 8337) passed out of…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision on September 11 allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume implementing its “Public Charge” rule nationwide (see…
HUD published a final rule implementing the Section 3 obligations of public housing agencies (PHAs) and other recipients of HUD housing and community development funding. The final rule was published…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released its 26th podcast episode, “Centering Racial Equity in an Affordable Homes Campaign.” The episode discusses the work of…
NLIHC’s next Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar, “Election Day! Getting Out the Vote,” is scheduled for October 15 at 3 pm ET. The webinar will explore the most effective Election Day get-out-the-vote…
A report from the Brookings Institution, “How we define ‘need’ for place-based policy reveals where policy and race intersect,” examines eight well-known indices used to define “high-need areas” in…
An article in Health Services Research examines whether permanent supportive housing (PSH) for chronically homeless individuals reduces the use of acute health care services, compared to the usual…
