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Note: given the fast-changing nature of the legislative process, some information in this article may be outdated by the time of publication.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…
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…
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…
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…
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Technological Barriers in Accessing Emergency Rental Assistance
by Jay Williams, program associate, Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama
The Low Income…
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”).…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
