More Than Half of Wage Earners Earn Less Than the One-Bedroom Housing Wage
Source: NLIHC Out of Reach 2025 Note: Housing wages based on HUD Fair Market Rents. The hourly wages by percentile are drawn from the Economic Policy Institute…
Housing Advocates Celebrate Successes from the Maine State Legislative Session
By Ramón Kodi Suzuki López, NLIHC Field Strategy & Innovation Intern During Maine’s 132nd state legislative session, affordable housing advocates had notable success. The state’s first…
PHA Strategies for RAD Conversions Vary by Local Capacity and Geographic Region
By Katie Renzi, NLHC Research Intern A recent article published in Housing Policy Debate titled “A Spectrum of Preservation to Privatization? Public Housing Authorities’ Adoption of the Rental…
Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Releases New Podcast Episode on the Impact of Eviction Threats on Parenting College Students
By Julie Walker, NLIHC National Campaign Coordinator The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “The Adverse Impact of Eviction Threats on Parenting College Students…
NLIHC Southeastern Tenant Protections Cohort Grantees Convene in Atlanta, GA for Southeastern Tenant Protections Roundtable
By Nada Hussein, NLIHC Research Analyst, State and Local Innovation NLIHC convened its 2024-2025 State and Local Innovation Southeastern Tenant Protections Cohort in Atlanta, Georgia…
Bipartisan, Comprehensive FEMA Reform Bill Introduced in House
By Meghan Mertyris, NLIHC Disaster Housing Recovery Analyst The “FEMA Act of 2025” (H.R. 4669) was introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and…
Acting FEMA Administrator Questioned at Hearing on Texas Flood Response
By Alyssa Kemp, NLIHC DHR Intern and Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery On July 23, 2025, the House held a hearing on FEMA’s disaster response to the deadly Texas flash floods that…
NLIHC Joins ACTION Campaign Sign-On Letter to Senators on Importance of HOME Program for Affordable Housing Supply
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst NLIHC joined an ACTION Campaign sign-on letter sent on July 17 to the Senate Appropriations Committee, emphasizing the importance of funding for the…
Domestic Violence, Housing, and Youth Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Funding Restrictions on Housing Grants
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and Kayla Springer, NLIHC Policy Intern A nationwide coalition of domestic violence, housing, homelessness, and youth organizations has filed a…
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Announces Markup of Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act of 2025; Committee to Hold Executive Session on Tuesday, July 29
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate Banking) announced on July 24 a markup of its bipartisan housing package, the “…
Senators Gallego and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Permanent Chassis Requirement for Manufactured Housing
By Libby O’Neill, NLIHC Senior Policy Analyst Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the “Housing Supply Expansion Act of 2025” (S. 2414) on July 23, which would…