The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final “public charge” rule in the Federal Register on August 14. Public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and Section…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on August 22 to discuss HUD’s proposed drastic changes to the Disparate Impact rule that would make it…
HUD formally published in the Federal Registeron August 19, proposed changes to the fair housing Disparate Impact rule that would make it far more difficult for people experiencing…
The House Financial Services Committee held a field hearing, “Examining the Homeless Crisis in Los Angeles,” on August 14. Three panels of witnesses from state and local organizations explained that…
A working paper from the International Monetary Fund, Stranded! How Rising Inequality Suppressed US Migration and Hurt Those ‘Left Behind’, argues that regional inequality in home prices and…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign’s multi-sector Steering Committee sent a letter on August 14, to Chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House Transportation-HUD…
The final biennial budget passed by the Ohio Legislature on July 17 includes $5 million in new funding for the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. The $2.5 million for each year of the biennial falls short of…
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 8/…
HUD released its latest Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data on August 5. State and local governments use CHAS data to examine their housing needs, make spending decisions, and…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold an August 28 webinar on “crime-free” housing programs and how they adversely impact the housing stability of survivors of…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of August 11:
“The biggest 2020 issue that the Democratic debates missed,” NBCNews.com, August 17 at:…
