‘Public Charge’ Draft Rule Formally Published in Federal Register
As anticipated (see Memo 10/9), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally published its draft “public charge” rule in the Federal Register on October 10.…
Where to Find Us – October 9
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Georgia ACT Affordable Housing Conference, Atlanta, GA, on October 10…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 30
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of September 30. “America’s Affordable Housing Crisis Isn’t Just Hitting Cities,” The Huffington Post, October…
From the Field: Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing Makes Voter Registration a Core Component of its Work
The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH), a community-based nonprofit developer in Arlington, VA, has made civic engagement and nonpartisan voter registration a core part of its…
Fact of the Week: Higher Rates of Poorest Households Have Insufficient “Residual Income” for their Housing than Are “Housing Cost-Burdened” by Standard Measure
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. (2018). Measuring housing affordability: Assessing the 30 percent of income standard. Cambridge, MA: Author.
Harvard Joint Center Evaluates Two Approaches for Measuring Housing Cost Burdens
A paper from the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), Measuring Housing Affordability: Assessing the 30 Percent of Income Standard, compares two different measures of housing…
HUD Videos on Uniform Relocation Act and on Section 104(d) Relocation Compensation Available in Both English and Spanish
HUD's English-language URA Overview Video is now available in Spanish. This animated video provides a brief overview of the Uniform Relocation Assistance (URA) and Real Property Acquisition Policies…
Modified MTW Operations Notice Published for Comment
HUD published a modified Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program “Operations Notice” on October 5 that establishes requirements for the implementing the MTW demonstration program for public…
Census Bureau Unveils “Opportunity Atlas”
The Census Bureau, in conjunction with Raj Chetty and Nathan Hendren from Harvard University and John Friedman from Brown University, unveiled its “Opportunity Atlas” on October 1, which provides…
Absentee and Early Voting Are Options for Low Income Residents
Election Day, November 6, is right around the corner. Many of us already have our voting plans set, but low income people face many challenges in getting to the polls to vote, including inflexible…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 9, 2018
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the…