NLIHC is Hiring for a New Housing Advocacy Organizer
NLIHC seeks a well-qualified and talented housing advocacy organizer. As a member of the NLIHC field team, the housing advocacy organizer mobilizes NLIHC members and partners on federal policy…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 27
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 27. “A minimum-wage worker needs 1.5 jobs just to afford half the rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in…
Fact of the Week: Majority of U.S. Mayors of Both Parties Believe Housing-Price Reductions Would Not be Good for their Cities
Source: Einstein, K., Glick, D., Palmer, M., Fox, S. (2019). Menino Survey of Mayors: 2018 Results.
Prosperity Now Scorecard Finds Millions of Families Live in Economic Uncertainty
The 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard reports that 40% of households are liquid-asset poor, meaning they lack savings to make ends meet for three months at the poverty level if their income is…
Survey of Mayors Finds Bipartisan Agreement that High Housing Costs are Obstacle to Social Mobility
The fifth edition of the Menino Survey of Mayors from Boston University’s “Initiative on Cities” found that mayors across the political spectrum identify high housing costs as one of the biggest…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 4, 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 1/28). NLIHC also…
HUD and New York City Reach Agreement on NYC Housing Authority
HUD Secretary Ben Carson and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on January 31 that they reached an agreement on how to address problems related to health, safety, and agency operations at…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Sends Out Two Post-Shutdown Memos
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on February 1 describing Housing Choice Voucher renewal and public housing Operating…
HUD Informs PHAs about Voucher and Public Housing Funds Available for Coming Months
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on February 1 describing Housing Choice Voucher renewal and public housing Operating…
Researchers Find Rental Assistance Bills Would Be Most Efficient in Reducing Poverty
As described by Dylan Matthews at Vox, a team of researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy analyzed five bills recently proposed by Democratic presidential hopefuls or…
Senators Collins and Reed Urge Continued Funding of Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have called upon the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to continue funding the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF)…