On March 3, Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) introduced a bill (H.R. 4704) to update the funding formula for HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2016-02 on March 4, amending policies regarding “over-housed” families receiving enhanced vouchers. A family is considered over-…
On March 11, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a proposed Assessment Tool that must be used by states and Insular Areas to…
On March 10, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register extending the comment period regarding over-income residents in public housing (see Memo, 2/8). HUD is seeking input on whether public…
HUD has published a variety of technical assistance resources on serving the LGBT people who are homeless for service providers on its LGBT Homelessness webpage. Materials include a guidebook…
As previously announced (see Memo, 2/29 and 3/7), HUD will hold 11 two-day courses about the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program’s Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) regulatory…
On March 3, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final and temporary regulations amending utility allowance rules in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The final regulations…
The second webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Educating Voters and Candidates on Housing Issues,” will be held on Monday, April 18 at 2:00pm ET. The webinar will provide detailed…
A brief by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) titled It Pays to Work: Work Incentives and the Safety Net refutes critics’ claims that safety net programs discourage work. The majority…
Alabama housing advocates from around state joined the Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama (LIHCA), a NLIHC state partner, on Wednesday, March 9th at the State House in Montgomery for an advocacy…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will host webinar on April 6 on Housing Choice Voucher utilization and funding. This webinar will provide an update on the status of voucher utilization and…
