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August 10, 2015

From the Field: New York City Advocates Win Historic Rent Freeze, Tenants Lose in State Legislature

New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) made the unprecedented decision to freeze rents on one-year lease renewals for rent-stabilized apartments when it met on June 29. The panel’s 7 to 2…

August 10, 2015

Three Out of Five People Experience Poverty by Age 60

A study entitled The Likelihood of Experiencing Relative Poverty over the Life Course, by Mark Rank of Washington University and Thomas Hirschl of Cornell University, reports that three out of five…

August 10, 2015

NLIHC Recruiting for Housing Advocacy Organizer

NLIHC is seeking applicants for a Housing Advocacy Organizer. Housing Advocacy Organizer. As one of a three-person team, the housing advocacy organizer mobilizes NLIHC members on federal policy…

August 10, 2015

NLIHC Is Looking For Interns for the Fall 2015 Semester

NLIHC is accepting resumes for fall 2015 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…

June 1, 2011

Tenant Talk | Volume 2, Issue 1

This issue of Tenant Talk updates residents on public housing reform legislation, provides information on the 2011 edition of Out of Reach, and asks for reader feedback.

August 3, 2015

NLIHC President and CEO Sheila Crowley Honored as One of "HousingWire’s" Women of Influence Awardees for 2015

CONTACT:  Renee Willis, [email protected] (202) 662-1530 x247 WASHINGTON, D.C.- HousingWire honored Sheila Crowley, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), as…

August 3, 2015

HOME Coalition to Hold Call with Secretary Castro, More Than 1,500 Organizations Sign Letter Supporting HOME Program

The HOME Coalition will host a call with HUD Secretary Julián Castro, who will discuss how cuts to the HOME program will impact communities. The call will be held on Tuesday, August 4 at 3:30 pm ET.…

August 3, 2015

Advocates Urged to Visit Senators and Representatives During Recess with Message to End Sequestration

Members of Congress may be on recess this month, but housing advocates should not rest. Please take advantage of the Congressional recess to connect with your Congressional delegation to educate them…

August 3, 2015

Representative Waters Introduces Bill to Reform Moving to Work Demonstration Program

On July 29, Representative Maxine Waters introduced a bill (H.R. 3424) that would reform HUD’s Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration, subjecting all future MTW agreements to several new terms and…

August 3, 2015

Fact of the Week: Veteran Households Headed by Single Mothers Likely to Be Poor, Have Housing Cost Burden

Memo to Members

Source: National Housing Conference (July 2015). Housing and Services Needs of Our Changing Veteran Population. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/1OKBTg8

August 3, 2015

Inspector General Recommends HUD Establish Policies to Reduce Over-income Households in Public Housing

HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that 25,226 households living in public housing had income greater than the maximum allowed to qualify for initial admission to public housing, and…

August 3, 2015

New Paper Analyzes RAD’s Long-Term Affordability Provisions

The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) prepared a memorandum that reviews and analyzes the long-term affordability provisions of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). Although the statute…

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