Trump’s Empty Shell of a Promise to Renters – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
The executive order signed on August 8 by President Trump is an empty shell of a promise that does nothing to prevent evictions and homelessness and acts only to mislead renters into believing that…
Negotiations on COVID-19 Relief Package Break Down
Negotiations between congressional leaders and the White House broke down over the weekend as President Trump issued four executive orders and memorandums on August 8 purporting to extend protections…
New Research Shows 30-40 Million People Could Face Eviction Without Significant Federal Intervention
NLIHC partnered with nine other institutes and organizations to release a report on August 7 indicating that without significant federal intervention, 30-40 million people in the US are at risk of…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) will join today’s (August 10) national call on coronavirus, housing, and homelessness at 2:30 - 4 pm ET. They will discuss…
Former USICH Directors Send Letter to Congressional Leaders Calling for Homelessness Assistance in Next Coronavirus Relief Package
Former directors of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Fred Karnas, Barbara Poppe, Laura Zeilinger, and Matthew Doherty on August 5 sent a joint letter to congressional…
NLIHC Participates in Solutions to Homelessness Panel
NLIHC staff took part in a Law at the Margins (LATM) virtual forum, “Housing as a Human Right,” on July 25. The forum focused on concrete solutions to solving homelessness. LATM is a social justice…
NLIHC Joins National Partners in Sign-On Letter Urging $11.5 Billion for Homeless Assistance in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
NLIHC joined national partners in a letter sent on August 6 to Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Implements $400 Million CARES Act Supplemental Funds
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2020-17 on July 31 implementing the $400 million CARES Act supplemental Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) funding for the Housing…
HUD Provides 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 seventh update to its “Questions and Answers for Office…
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Expresses Concern about PHAs’ Slow Use of Supplemental CARES Act Funds
Hunter Kurtz, assistant secretary of HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), sent a letter on August 4 to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors expressing concern about the slow…
HUD’s Public and Indian Housing Announces Second Round of CARES Act Funding for Supplemental Housing Choice Voucher Administration
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH-2020-18 on July 31 announcing allocation of the second and final round of CARES Act supplemental funding of $472 million for the…