16-2 National Renter Survey
NLIHC is carrying out a nationally representative survey of renters—the first of its kind! Our goal is to build upon existing national data about rental housing and renters from sources like the U.S…
16-2 Tenant Protections
NLIHC’s research team continues to work with the organization’s 2025 Southeastern Tenant Protections Cohort (SE Cohort). The SE Cohort is comprised of housing advocates from Alabama, Florida, Georgia…
16-2 Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing
By Andrew Aurand, Esther Colón-Bermúdez, and Nada Hussein, NLIHCNLIHC released its annual report, Out of Reach, on July 17. The report describes the Housing Wage, the hourly wage full-time workers…
16-2 Attacks on Fair Housing, LGBTQ Protections, and Keeping Families Together
The Trump Administration has continued attempts to dismantle fair housing and civil rights laws, including attempts to scapegoat LGBTQ people and immigrant communities, and erode longstanding civil…
16-2 Disaster Housing Recovery
The “FEMA Act of 2025” (H.R. 4669) was introduced by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA). This bipartisan bill re-…
16-2 Executive Order on Homelessness
By Kayla Blackwell, Alayna Calabro, Meghan Mertyris, and Elizabeth O'Neill, NLIHCOn July 24, President Trump signed an executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” that—if…
16-2 A Crisis of Housing
By Bronwyn Carver (Portland, OR)Trigger warnings: substance use, death.In May of 2015, after fifteen years of renting the same apartment in Portland, Oregon, raising three daughters, burying beloved…
16-2 Impacts of an Emergency Housing Voucher
By Daniris Espinal (New York, NY)Trigger warnings: murder, domestic violenceIn March 2020, a close friend of mine was tragically murdered by her husband, who had been her abuser. She was an…
16-2 Housing Voucher Funding Needs for 2026
By Sonya Acosta, Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesHousing vouchers are a proven, research-backed tool to help people avoid homelessness and afford a stable home—something we all deserve. Housing…
16-2 The State of the HUD Budget: FY26 Appropriations
By Kim Johnson, NLIHCCongress has until October 1—the beginning of fiscal year 2026 (FY26)—to enact a final FY26 appropriations bill for HUD programs. Without either a new bill or a CR to extend…
16-2 Impacts of the Reconciliation Bill
By Kim Johnson, NLIHCIn July, congressional Republicans used reconciliation to enact the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA; HR 1). Because of the rules of reconciliation, the bill did not impact…