Members of Congress Highlight Shutdown’s Impacts on Affordable Housing, Call for Government to Reopen and for HUD to Follow its Contingency Plan
A group of 34 U.S. senators and 138 representatives sent a letter on January 17 to President Donald Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson sharing the legislators’ concerns about the negative impacts on…
Partial Government Shutdown Challenges Owners and Puts Tenants at Risk
On December 22, 2018, the federal government began a partial shutdown when Congress and President Trump could not agree on an appropriations bill or continuing resolution that would continue to fund…
HUD Provides Voucher Guidance to PHA Directors during Shutdown
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent a memorandum to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on January 15 stating that Housing Choice Voucher renewal funds and Administrative…
New Members Announced for Key Congressional Committees
House Democrats have released committee rosters for several committees, including House Financial Services, Appropriations, and Ways and Means. House Republicans released their committee rosters for…
What in the World is Going on in Washington?! Find out at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum, March 27-29
Many are asking in disbelief, “What in the world is going on in our nation’s capital?!” Find out at NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place at the…
Honor 2019 Housing Leadership Awardee Dr. Mitchell Katz for His Work on Health, Homelessness, and Housing
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honoree Dr. Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, who will receive the 2019 Sheila Crowley Housing Justice Award for…
Opportunity Starts on Home to Release National Policy Agenda and Host Congressional Briefing on January 24
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable housing campaign will release its national policy agenda, Within Reach: Ambitious Federal Solutions to Meet the Housing Needs of the Most…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – January 22, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 1/14). NLIHC also…
Study Examines Effectiveness of Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “The Impact of Homeless Prevention on Residential Instability: Evidence from the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program,” found that the Homeless…
Fact of the Week: HUD Rental Assistance Programs Serve Very Low-Income Seniors, People with Disabilities, and Single Women with Children
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households, 2017.
From the Field: Maine Advocates Celebrate Long-Delayed Authorization of $15 Million in Bonds for Affordable Homes for Seniors
Maine Governor Janet Mills authorized on January 15 the sale of $15 million in bonds to construct and repair affordable homes for seniors. A ballot measure calling for the sale of the bonds for…