NLIHC Testifies to Congress on Equitable Disaster Recovery
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management during a July 28…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Posts Notice Making $25 Million Available to Cover Funding Shortfalls at Public Housing Agencies
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH-2020-16 implementing the FY20 Appropriations Act $25 million set-aside of Public Housing Operating Funds to assist public housing…
Members of Congress Send Bicameral Letter Opposing HUD’s Anti-Transgender Rule Change
Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) submitted a public comment letter to HUD on July 30. The letter urges…
USDA Mixed Status Rule Clears OIRA
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cleared USDA’s proposed rule that prohibits mixed-immigration status families from living in…
District Court Issues Two Temporary Injunctions against Public Charge Rule
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 29 issued two nationwide injunctions temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s “public charge” rules. One is a…
House Passes FY21 Spending Bill with Significant Increases for Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs
The House passed by a vote of 217-197 a package of six spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on July 31, including the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill.…
Get Out the Vote! “Early Voting & Vote-by-Mail” Voter Mobilization Webinar on August 20
Join a webinar on “Voter Mobilization – Early Voting and Vote-By-Mail,” the next in NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 series of nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement webinars, on August 20 at 3…
New Research Shows Eviction Record Inaccuracies Can Skew Eviction Rates and Harm Renters
Researchers with Princeton University’s Eviction Lab published an article in Housing Policy Debate, “Inaccuracies in Eviction Records: Implications for Renters and Researchers,” which explores the…
New Survey Shows Small-Scale Landlords Feel Financial Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Thirty-nine percent of small-scale landlords surveyed by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation lacked confidence they could cover their costs over the next 90 days. Small-scale landlords, who own…
Renters with No Confidence in Paying Next Month’s Rent Borrow from Family, Friends to Meet Spending Needs
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey Week 12 (July 16-21).
NLIHC State and Local Partners Conduct More than 80 Virtual Lobby Day Meetings to Advocate for #RentReliefNow!
NLIHC state and local partners mobilized for a nationwide advocacy effort on July 21 in response to Congressional consideration of the next coronavirus relief package. Housing advocates across the…