Congressional and National Updates
Hello Alice and DoorDash are accepting applications for the Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund, which offers $10,000 grants for businesses affected by state/tribal or…
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign participated in a webinar hosted by the Food Research & Action Center, an OSAH campaign partner, on November 16. Focusing on housing…
An article published in Social Science and Medicine, “The impacts of rent burden and eviction on mortality in the United States, 2000-2019,” finds that both high rent costs relative to household…
NLIHC held a convening of its state and tribal partners on November 15-16 in Washington, D.C. More than 30 people representing 22 of NLIHC’s partner organizations, along with all NLIHC staff and many…
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a meeting geared towards tenant and resident leaders – today, December 4, at 6 pm ET. The meeting will focus on Section 3, a statute that…
Source: Housing cost burden is defined as the percent of monthly household income spent on housing costs like rent, mortgage payments, and other expenses. Housing Assistance Council (HAC) 2020…
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the weeks of November 19 and 26:
“Other cities take note as New York City tells Airbnb: Fuhgeddaboudit” Route Fifty,…
NLIHC seeks a research analyst to further the coalition’s research on the housing needs of low-income renters and policy responses. The analyst will work with other members of the NLIHC research team…
NLIHC members and partners are encouraged to submit nominations (or self-nominate!) to fill upcoming vacancies on the NLIHC Board of Directors. Nominees for board membership must be current dues-…
House Financial Services Committee Hearing, “Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions” – Washington, D.C., December 6, 2023 (Diane Yentel)
New York Housing…
Voters in nearly every region of the country considered ballot measures to raise revenues for housing affordability programs, strengthen tenant protections, and address homelessness in local…
In the most recent (November 6) call for the national HoUSed Campaign for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes, we were joined by HUD Special Policy Advisor Doug Rice, who discussed HUD’s recent…
