Representative Bonamici Leads 44 House Democrats in Letter Demanding Eviction Protections for Renters
Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) sent a letter signed by 44 House Democrats to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on August…
HUD CPD Issues ESG-CV Waiver Notice
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-20-08 on September 1, providing statutory and regulatory waivers for the $3.96 billion supplemental Emergency Solutions…
HUD CPD Posts “CDBG-CV Notice FAQs”
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted “CDBG-CV Notice FAQs” on September 1. The document primarily repackages key provisions of a Federal Register notice providing statutory…
CFPB Guide to Help Non-Tax Filers Apply for Economic Impact Payments
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a guide, Helping Consumers Claim the Economic Impact Payment: A Guide for Intermediary Organizations. Millions of people who do not normally…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s August 31 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, Julia Orduña of Texas Housers, Denise Galataf of Southern Mutual Health Association, Inc., Renard Thomas of…
Additional Coronavirus Updates - Tuesday, September 8, 2020
National Updates FEMA FEMA released an interim policy on September 1 to clarify eligible activities under the Public Assistance program as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – Tuesday, September 8, 2020
As with other disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition stands ready to convene and support disaster-impacted communities to ensure…
HUD’s Final Disparate Impact Rule to be Published in the Federal Register
HUD’s final changes to the Disparate Impact Rule is pending publication to the Federal Register, according to the final rule document released close of business on September 4, before the long-…
New Voter Engagement Resources
Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, NLIHC’s non-partisan, voter and candidate engagement project recently released two new tools for engaging and supporting voters as they exercise their civic duty to vote.…
“Protecting Low-Income People from Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging” Webinar - September 17
Learn what you need to know about “Protecting Low-Income People from Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging Tactics” during the next NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on September 17 at 3 pm ET.…
Preliminary Research Shows Evictions Contribute to Spread of COVID-19
A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios,…