New Construction Has Mixed Short-Term Effect on Rents in Immediate Vicinity
A working paper from scholars at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, “Build Baby Build?: Housing Submarkets and the Effects of New Construction on Existing Rents”…
Study Finds Association Between Rental Assistance and How People Rate their Health
An article published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, “Rental Assistance and Adult Self-Rated Health,” found associations between how adults rated their own health and the…
Low-Income Households without Bank Accounts Will Wait Longer for COVID-19 Stimulus Checks
Source: FDIC Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, 2017.
Alaska Advocates Succeed in Restoring Funding for Homeless Prevention Services
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed into law Alaska’s fiscal year 2021 (FY21) budget on Monday April 6, prioritizing public safety, education, emergency response, and economic development. Housing…
District of Columbia Passes Emergency Coronavirus Bill that Includes Rent-Hike Freeze and Mortgage and Rent Forbearance
The Washington, DC City Council passed on April 7 an expansive piece of legislation intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Housing justice advocates were able to secure a rent-hike freeze as…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 12
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 12: “Renters Are Losing Their Homes Despite Eviction Moratoriums,” Time Magazine, April 15 at: https…
Join NLIHC’s “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 p.m. ET!
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition host weekly national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” every Monday at 2:30 pm ET. These calls feature leaders from…
NLIHC Sends Letter to HUD Urging “CARES Act” CDBG Funds Be Used to Address Housing and Homelessness, April 13
NLIHC president and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf NLIHC’s Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition to HUD Secretary Ben Carson and Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Community…
Congressional Proposals for Coronavirus Interim Spending Package Fail to Address Housing Needs, April 13
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed on April 7 an interim spending bill that would provide an additional $250 billion for the new Paycheck Protection Program established in the “…
28 Senators Send Letter to Treasury Seeking to Ensure People Experiencing Homelessness Receive COVID-19 Direct Relief Payments, April 13
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led a group of 28 senators in a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on April 7 urging the secretary to ensure people experiencing homelessness…
95 Members of Congress Send Letter to House Leaders Requesting Inclusion of Funding for Homeless Programs in Fourth Coronavirus Supplemental, April 13
Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Alcee Hastings (D-FL) led 93 of their congressional colleagues in a letter on April 10 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader…