HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) released a guidebook and video designed to facilitate coordination between Continuums of Care (CoCs) and Consolidated Plan (ConPlan)…
The Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice (Hawaii Appleseed) released a report on April 13 titled “The State of Poverty in Hawaii: How Hawaii’s Low Income Residents Are Faring Post-…
NLIHC and several partner organizations are launching a social media campaign during the week of April 24-30—which the Department of Justice has designated “National Reentry Week”—to raise awareness…
Matthew Desmond, Harvard University professor and author of the best-selling book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, will participate in a Twitter chat co-hosted by NLIHC, the…
Source: Li, W. and Goodman, L. (2016). Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners. Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved from http://urbn.is/1WLldvu.
HUD announced that the 39 public housing agencies (PHAs) currently participating in the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration may continue to operate with reduced regulatory requirements until 2028.…
HUD released the final evaluation report of the Rapid Re-Housing for Homeless Families Demonstration (RRHD) Program. The evaluation, conducted by Abt Associates Inc., found that families enrolled who…
A report by the Urban Institute titled Comparing Credit Profiles of American Renters and Owners shows that middle-aged homeowners between the ages of 36 and 55 were hit hard by the housing…
NLIHC is seeking a director of public policy to advance the Coalition’s policy-related programs and projects. The director will facilitate the Coalition’s public policy-setting process, assuring…
The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) funding bill on April 21 by a vote of 30 to 0. The bill can now go to…
Research by real estate website Trulia titled Minorities and Women are Losing Out on Homeownership and Tax Breaks finds that members of racial minorities and women are less likely to own a home with…
Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) introduced the “Housing Finance Restructuring Act of 2016” (H.R. 4913) on April 12 to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and release them from conservatorship…
