New Report and Resources Highlight Housing Investments Made with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
NLIHC released today a new report and set of resources showing how states and localities are leveraging Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to invest in affordable housing and…
June 8, 2022New Report Analyzes Remaining ERA Funds, Reallocation, and Outstanding Need
NLIHC released today a new report, Balancing Act: An Analysis of Remaining Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, Reallocation, and Outstanding Need. The report summarizes emergency rental assistance (…
May 26, 2022Promoting Housing Stability Through Just Cause Eviction Legislation
NLIHC released today a new brief, “Promoting Housing Stability through Just Cause Eviction Legislation.” Just cause – also known as “good cause” or “for cause” – eviction laws are legal protections…
May 18, 2022Leveraging Federal Resources to Extend ERA
NLIHC released a new brief today, “Extending the Reach of Emergency Rental Assistance: Leveraging Federal Resources.” The brief explores how three federal programs – the Coronavirus State and Local…
May 12, 2022NLIHC Releases The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
NLIHC released its annual report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, finding the lowest-income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of approximately 7 million affordable and available rental…
April 25, 202213-1 Research Update
New Reports and Upcoming Data Releases from NLIHC’s Research Team NLIHC’s research documents the need for more public investment in affordable rental housing and provides policy recommendations to…
February 24, 202213-1 Policy Update
Updates on the “Build Back Better Act” Note: given the fast-changing nature of the legislative process, some information in this article may be outdated by the time of publication. The “Build Back…
February 24, 202213-1 Racial Equity and Housing
NLIHC’s New Vision and Mission Statements Vision and mission statements are like roadmaps: they indicate where organizations want to go and how they will get there. Last fall, NLIHC’s Board of…
February 24, 202213-1 Renters' Perspectives
My Experience with ERA – A Renter’s Perspective by Anonymous Renter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania My experience applying for Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) was my first time seeking out this…
February 24, 202213-1 Success Stories with ERA
The Power of Visible and Easy-to-Find Emergency Rental Assistance by Foluke Akanni, housing policy organizer, Housing Action Illinois Kimberly Rhymes, who lives in southern Illinois, was diagnosed…
February 24, 202213-1 Challenges with ERA
https://nlihc.org/erase-project Technological Barriers in Accessing Emergency Rental Assistance by Jay Williams, program associate, Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama The Low Income…
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