The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC), an NLIHC state partner, and other Maine housing advocates celebrated the rollout of a new $4 million state lead abatement program. The Lead Paint Hazard Abatement Program (LPHAP) will provide funding to prope
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of November 11. “Amazon HQ2 could push 800 people into homelessness, economist says,” MarketWatch, November 16…
From the Field: Maine Advocates Celebrate Passage of $4 Million Lead Paint Hazard Abatement Program
The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC), an NLIHC state partner, and other Maine housing advocates celebrated the rollout of a new $4 million state lead abatement program. The Lead Paint Hazard…
Fact of the Week: Older Homeowners Have Significantly More Wealth than Older Renters
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. (2018). Housing America's Older Adults: 2018.
Study Highlights Housing Needs as U.S. Population Ages
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released Housing America’s Older Adults: 2018, which highlights the need to provide safe, affordable, and accessible housing to the nation’s…
California Wildfires Cause Massive Destruction, Displacement
In California, the Camp and Woolsey Fires continue to burn, with almost one thousand people missing, 77 fatalities, and over 10,000 homes destroyed. Thousands of displaced people are staying with…
HUD Issues Guidance on HOTMA Minimum Heating Standards in Public Housing
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2018-19 providing guidance on the minimum heating requirements in public housing required by the “Housing Opportunity Through…
HUD Provides Best Practices Regarding Use of Guest Suites in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing
HUD issued Notice 2018-10 providing best practices regarding situations in which guest suites are permissible in Multifamily rental projects with mortgages insured or held by HUD under the National…
HUD Invites Small Area FMR PHAs to Apply for Additional Administrative Fees
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent letters to public housing agencies (PHAs) inviting them to request up to $25,000 in additional administrative fees to reimburse them for the costs…
HUD Letter to PHAs Signals Intent to Dramatically Reduce Public Housing Stock
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent a letter to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors dated November 13, 2018, signaling the agency’s intent to dramatically reduce its…
Webinar on Budget Outlook for Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs, December 3
NLIHC and other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) invite you to join advocates from across the country to learn about the status and outlook for FY19 and…
Families Receiving Housing Subsidies with SNAP and WIC Are 72% More Likely to be Housing Secure
A study published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children found that the combination of housing subsidies with nutrition benefits improves housing security. Housing subsidies are critically…