NLIHC Joins Letter Opposing SNAP Benefit Cuts that Create Obstacles for People Returning from Incarceration
NLIHC joined a coalition letter opposing provisions in the House’s version of the 2018 farm bill that would cut SNAP food benefits, while expanding SNAP work requirements and imposing lifetime bans…
NLIHC Launches Membership Month: NLIHC Members Are the Key to Policy Victories
September is NLIHC Membership Month! Throughout the month NLIHC will be celebrating its members, the key to NLIHC’s strength, and inviting new individuals and organization to join the movement for…
Take Action! Send a Letter to Congress to Support Bipartisan Housing Task Force
On August 27, the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign issued its first Call to Action about a specific piece of legislation. The campaign calls on advocates to urge Congress to support the “…
Countdown to the Election: Build a Voter Engagement Plan
The 2018 midterm elections take place on November 6, 2018. That's just 62 days from now. Are you ready? Our Homes, Our Votes, NLIHC’s project on nonpartisan voter engagement, has tools and…
Illinois Senators Ask HUD to Address Local Public Housing Concerns
Illinois Democratic U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin sent a letter asking HUD Secretary Ben Carson to report on his agency’s plan to address the serious problems at public housing…
HUD Publishes FY19 Fair Market Rents
HUD announced in the August 31 Federal Register the publication of FY19 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, initial…
HUD Provides CDBG FAQs on Meeting National Objectives for Acquisition, Demolition, and Disposition
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees determine whether use of CDBG for…
HUD Notice Suspends HOME Commitment Requirement
HUD’s Office Community Planning and Development (CPD) published Notice CPD-18-10, suspending the requirement that participating jurisdictions (PJs) commit their HOME Investment Partnerships Program (…
Report Recommends Improvements to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program
A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Could Do More to Expand Opportunity for Poor Families, finds that Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) housing…
Natural Disasters Exacerbate Wealth Inequality
A study by Junia Howell and James Elliott, Damages Done: The Longitudinal Impacts of Natural Hazards on Wealth Inequality in the United States, reveals that natural disasters exacerbate wealth…
Families with Housing Assistance Are More Likely to Live Near Low-Performing Schools
A study by Ingrid Gould Ellen and Keren Horn for the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), Housing and Educational Opportunity: Characteristics of Local Schools Near Families with…