Hispanic and Native Renters Most Suffer Overcrowded Housing; Native Renters Most Suffer Incomplete Facilities, April 13
Source: American Community Survey PUMS, 2018. Households are overcrowded if more than one person per room lives in the home.
NMHC “Rent Payment Tracker” Finds Increase in Households Behind on Rent, April 13
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) introduced a new tool, the Rent Payment Tracker, which collects weekly data from 13.4 million apartments about when rent payments have been made. They…
NLIHC’s Advocates’ Guide 2020 Now Available Online, April 13
NLIHC released online its Advocates’ Guide 2020: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs, a comprehensive resource for advocates and others involved in many…
Recording of Tenant Talk Live Call for Residents on COVID-19 Now Available, Next Call on April 27
NLIHC launched Tenant Talk Live in 2019 as a regular call/webinar for and by resident leaders from across the country. Tenant Talk Live provides opportunities for residents to connect with NLIHC and…
Governor Cuomo Refuses to Fund Statewide Rental Subsidy in New York’s FY21 Budget, April 13
Neither Home Stability Support (HSS) nor any new rent subsidies for homeless residents were included in the final New York State fiscal year 2021 budget on April 2. By refusing to fund rent subsidy…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 5
The following are some of the news stories NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 5: “Wisconsin has had a shortage of affordable apartments for a long time. Could the response to…
Join “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 p.m. ET!, April 06
NLIHC is hosting weekly national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” each Monday afternoon. These calls feature leaders from Congress, the administration, state and national partners,…
Recording of NLIHC’s March 30 “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” Call Now Available
Over 2,000 organizers, advocates, housing and homelessness service providers, reporters, and legislative staff attended last week’s national call on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” hosted by…
Tenant Talk Live Webinar for Residents: Responding to Coronavirus, Today at 6:00 p.m. ET!
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live webinar to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and how you can advocate for needed resources and other…
Congress Begins Planning for Fourth COVID-19 Emergency Package; NLIHC and DHRC Update Policy Recommendations
Congress is already working on a fourth emergency package to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to provide additional support for individuals and provide greater economic stimulus for…
HUD CPD Announces Initial CARES Act CDBG, ESG, and HOPWA Supplemental Formula Allocations
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted on April 1 the FY20 CARES Act supplemental funding to states and local governments, including $2 billion in Community Development Block…