Child Poverty Rate Doubles as Pandemic-Era Supports End
The U.S. Census Bureau released two annual reports, Poverty in the United States: 2022 and Income in the United States: 2022, on September 12. The official poverty rate in 2022 was 11.5%, relatively…
City of Palo Alto Expands Just Cause Eviction Protections
The Palo Alto City Council officially approved a new ordinance on August 21 that reduces the lease term required to qualify for just cause eviction protections. Under California state law, just cause…
PowerSwitch Action and Local Progress Impact Lab Release New Toolkit on Rent Stabilization Policies
National advocacy organizations PowerSwitch Action and Local Progress Policy Institute (also known as Local Progress Impact Lab) released last month a new toolkit to support elected officials,…
HUD Announces NSPIRE Inspection Resident Feedback Survey
HUD announced a new survey to obtain feedback from residents whose homes were inspected under the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) inspection process. Notice…
HUD Recap Office Issues RAD Choice Mobility Guidebook
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) issued a RAD Choice Mobility Guidebook to promote effective implementation of residents’ “Choice-Mobility” rights in the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD…
ERASE Cohort Stories Released to Supplement 2022 Blueprint Report
NLIHC released on September 14 Emergency Rental Assistance in Action, a collection of stories revealing how the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program…
Join Today’s (9/18) “Tenant Talk Live” on Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
NLIHC will host the next session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar geared towards tenant and resident leaders – today, September 18, at 6 pm ET. The webinar will focus on Section 202, a HUD-…
Celebrate National Voter Registration Day Tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/19)!
Our Homes, Our Votes is NLIHC’s nonpartisan campaign to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and educate candidates about housing solutions. NLIHC and Our Homes, Our Votes are proud partners…
Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development Holds Hearing on Housing Supply and Innovation
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development held a hearing, “Housing Supply and Innovation,” on September 12.…
Recap of 9/11 Homelessness and Housing First Webinar
>More than 13,400 people registered for the Homelessness and Housing First webinar hosted by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (the Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy…
Register Now for Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response’s “Healthy Parents Healthy Babies” Webinar on 9/21
Join the Framework for an Equitable Homelessness Response’s “Healthy Parents Healthy Babies” webinar on September 21 from 12 to 1:30 pm ET. The webinar will focus on Healthy Parents Healthy Babies (…