HUD Proposes Major Changes to Fair Housing Disparate Impact Rule; Join Efforts to #DefendCivilRights
HUD is proposing drastic changes to the fair housing Disparate Impact rule that would make it far more difficult for people experiencing various forms of discrimination to challenge the practices of…
HUD Initiates Tenant Protection Voucher Program for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2019-20 announcing the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative. Depending on voucher availability, HUD will provide Tenant…
House Committee to Hold Field Hearing on the Homelessness Crisis in Los Angeles
The House Committee on Financial Services will hold a field hearing, “Examining the Homelessness Crisis in Los Angeles,” on August 14 at 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET) in Los Angeles, CA. Find…
Trump Administration Plans to Put New Restrictions on Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Funds
The Trump administration is planning to place additional restrictions on badly needed disaster recovery mitigation funds for Puerto Rico. The details of the restrictions are unknown, and it…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – August 5, 2019
The following is a review of additional disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 7/…
Take Action: Engage Your Members of Congress During August Recess
It is critical for advocates to engage directly with policymakers to urge them to take action to address the issues of housing affordability and homelessness – and there is no better time to do so…
Survey of Home Builders Highlights Barriers to Building Affordable Homes
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies published a report, A Home Builder Perspective on Housing Affordability and Construction Innovation, that finds both single-family and multifamily…
Fact of the Week: Percent of People Who Think Housing Affordability is a Serious Problem Has Grown Dramatically Throughout the U.S.
Source: NLIHC’s Opportunity Starts at Home Public Opinion Polling on Housing Affordability conducted by Hart Research, March 28, 2019.
From the Field: New Jersey Governor Makes a Historic Investment in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the state budget on July 1, including a historic investment in the state’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF). For the first time in nearly a decade, the…
Department of Education Releases Early Childhood Homelessness State Profiles
The U.S. Department of Education released its Early Childhood Homelessness State Profiles for 2019. In 2016-2017, more than 1.3 million children under six years old, or one in 18 young children,…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of July 28
The following are someof the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 28: “'A national problem': U.S. housing affordability is out of whack with minimum wage,” Yahoo!…