13-1 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…
13-1 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…
Emergency Rental Assistance Program 13-1
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program The Emergency Rental Assistance Program – commonly called ERAP or ERA – is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (usually known as “Treasury”).…
Evictions 101: The Eviction Process: How It Works and What to Know
Are you threatened with eviction because you owe several months of back rent due to pandemic-related disruptions? You are not alone. Many renters have been hit hard by COVID-19, losing their jobs,…
Evictions 101: Evictions, COVID-19, and Racial Disparities
The longstanding housing affordability crisis in the United States entered a new stage of urgency in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic sparked an economic and public health emergency that threatened the…
Message from the Editorial Board 13-1
Dear Readers, Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, tenants in the United States were facing a crisis. Rising costs, stagnant wages, and a shortage of rental homes made it all but impossible for the…
The Cost of Rental Housing is Out of Reach, Especially for People with Disabilities
NLIHC published in July Out of Reach 2021: The High Cost of Housing, which highlights the gulf between the wages people earn and what they need to earn to afford their rent. The 2021 national Housing…
The Shortage of Affordable, Available, and Accessible Rental Homes
NLIHC’s annual The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes report helps quantify the shortage of affordable and available homes for the lowest-income renters in the U.S. In the report released in March…
Making ERA Programs More Accessible for People with Disabilities
Safe and affordable housing remains out of reach for millions of people with disabilities and their families. People with disabilities are more likely to face homelessness and housing instability,…
Emergency Rental Assistance Program Tracking & Spending
To respond to the COVID-19 crisis, Congress passed two laws to fund the U.S. Department of the Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program, totaling $46.55 billion. The Treasury ERA program…
Policy Updates 12-2
Congress Continues Debate over $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package with $327 Billion in Affordable Housing Investments Congress is working to enact a $3.5 trillion infrastructure and economic…