Housing Justice is Racial Justice – by Diane Yentel, NLIHC President and CEO
This is an extraordinarily challenging time: police killings of Black men and women; a global pandemic disproportionately harming and killing people of color; Depression-era unemployment levels…
Senate Minority Leader Schumer to Join Today’s National Call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will join today’s national call on Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET, to talk about the next coronavirus relief package and the…
ACTION NEEDED: Add Your Organization to National Letters Urging Congress to Keep People Stably Housed!
Millions of our country’s lowest-income renters were struggling to make rent even before the pandemic hit. Now, more than 40 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since March. Without…
Senator Warren and Representative Waters Introduce Bills to Combat COVID-Related Housing Insecurity and Homelessness
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 18 Senate co-sponsors introduced on June 1 legislation (S.3856) to authorize $11.5 billion for HUD’s Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program for communities…
House Subcommittee to Hold Virtual Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on Evictions
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance will convene a hearing titled "The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership Requesting Action to Ensure Access to FEMA Resources
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee calling for…
HUD PIH Posts New Version of COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies Version 4 on May 29. This version of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) updates 12 earlier FAQs and…
HUD HOME Webinar to Provide Guidance on Using Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Waivers during Coronavirus Pandemic
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) will conduct a webinar about “Designing and Implementing an Emergency HOME TBRA Program” on June 10 at 1 pm ET. The webinar will provide guidance on…
HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Announces $800 Million from CARES Act for 16,500 Section 8 PBRA Properties
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) posted a Memorandum dated May 28 announcing action to provide $800 million of the $1 billion CARES Act supplemental appropriation to…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s June 2 National Call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness”
NLIHC’s last national call on “Coronavirus, Housing, and Homelessness” took place on June 2. The call featured an opening conversation with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as well as…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – Monday, June 8, 2020
National Updates Congress The Colorado Sun published an op-ed by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) urging Congress to address the housing crisis in the next relief package. In addition to…