Leaked HUD Mixed Status Rule Points to Similar Effort to Keep Families Together as 2019
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst, Sarita Kelkar, NLIHC Policy Intern, and Sarah Abdelhadi, NLIHC Manager, State & Local Research A recent ProPublica article exposed the…
Senator Warren and Representative Waters Call for HUD Secretary Turner to Testify Before Congress on Whistleblower Allegations of HUD’s Undercutting of the Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws
By Kayla Blackwell, NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst and San Kwon, Policy Intern Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and…
Government Shutdown Extends to Second Week After Failed CR Votes in Senate
By Kim Johnson, NLIHC Senior Director of Policy A partial shutdown of the federal government is extending into its second week, after the Senate voted on and failed to pass two stopgap funding…
Where to Find Us—September 29
Annual Nevada Statewide Conference on Addressing Homelessness – Las Vegas, NV, September 29-30 (Sid Betancourt)Georgia Act’s Annual Fall Affordable Housing Conference – Atlanta, Georgia, October 1 (…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of September 22
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of September 22: “Public Housing Again, Really? Yes, Really.” The New Republic, September 21, at: https://tr…
NLIHC Participates in the Congressional Black Caucus 54th Annual Legislative Conference—Making Housing Justice Happen
By May Louis-Juste, NLIHC Project Manager, Strategic Partnerships NLIHC participated in the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference, a premier policy and…
2023 and 2024 Marked the Highest Annual Rent Growth in the Last Decade
Note: All values adjusted to 2024 dollars using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ R-CPI-U-RS, available at http://bit.ly/42xHMw7. Data are unavailable for 2020…
New Study Shows that Tenants Whose Eviction Cases Are Won, Dismissed, or Withdrawn May Still Experience Negative Impacts from Filing History
By Mackenzie Pish, NLIHC Research Analyst A recent article in Housing Studies, “Record costs: examining the impact of eviction filings for tenants and their families,” explored the costs and…
Fall Edition of Tenant Talk is Out Now!
By Sid Betancourt, NLIHC Manager of Inclusive Community Engagement NLIHC released the fall 2025 edition of Tenant Talk – Navigating Funding Cuts: Empowering Tenants to Shape Policy. Tenant Talk…
NLIHC’s Disaster Team Travels to Puerto Rico to Deepen Partnerships with Community Groups on the Island
By Noah Patton, NLIHC Director of Disaster Recovery and Meghan Mertyris, NLIHC Disaster Housing Policy Analyst As part of NLIHC’s ongoing work in disaster recovery, research, and resilience (DHR…
Article in The Lancet Public Health examines Housing at the Intersection of Health and Climate Change
By Ella Izenour, NLIHC Opportunity Starts at Home Intern The Lancet Public Health published an article this month, “Housing at the intersection of health and climate change,” exploring the…