Disaster Housing Recovery Update – September 16, 2024
Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, on September 11. Wind gusts of more than 100 miles per hour ripped roofs off buildings, and heavy rain and…
HUD Announces Major Updates to Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards
HUD announced on September 11 an extensive update to its “Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards” (HUD Code). The update is meant to improve the efficiency of new home production and…
HUD Awards $10 Million in Grants to Protect and Empower Low-Income Tenants
HUD awarded $10 million in grants on September 10 to support the expansion of tenant education opportunities and resources for low-income residents in Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance…
HUD Seeks Input about Proposed Tightening of Permissible Blood-Lead Levels in Children
HUD published a notice for comment in the Federal Register on September 11 seeking public input regarding its intention to revise the “elevated blood lead level” (EBLL) threshold requirements for HUD…
HUD Joins Departments of the Treasury, Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, and Justice in Interagency Statement on VAWA Housing Protections
HUD joined the U.S. Departments of the Treasury (Treasury), Agriculture (USDA), Veterans Affairs (VA), and Justice (DOJ) in issuing the first-ever interagency statement affirming baseline housing…
Register for Today’s (9/16) Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: “Voter Education: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How”
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate…
Join 9/19 Webinar on Housing Policy and Intergenerational Poverty
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will host a virtual briefing on September 19 from 4 to 5 pm ET to highlight findings from a recent report on the determinants of…
Vouchers Increasingly Serve Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities while Falling Short in Promoting Mobility
An article in HUD’s Cityscape journal, “Location Patterns of Housing Choice Voucher Households Between 2010 and 2020,” analyzes the relationship between households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers (…
Pennsylvania Expands Funding for Affordable Housing, Homeless Assistance, and Legal Counsel for Tenants
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law on July 11 the 2024-2025 Commonwealth Budget, which increases the funding cap for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation…
Black and Hispanic Voucher Households Live in Higher-Poverty Neighborhoods Than Their White Counterparts
Note: Census tracts are being used as a proxy for neighborhoods in this chart. The poverty rate is calculated as the proportion of the census tract population below the poverty threshold in that…
NLIHC Seeks Fund Development Director
NLIHC seeks a fund development director to work closely with the NLIHC vice president of external affairs to support NLIHC’s development and fundraising endeavors. The fund development director will…