HUD released an analysis on July 7 that shows funding levels each participating jurisdiction will receive from the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program under the Senate Committee on…
On July 8, HUD released the long-awaited final rule implementing the Fair Housing Act of 1968’s obligation for jurisdictions receiving federal funds for housing and urban development to affirmatively…
In June, the House of Representatives approved FY16 spending bills for HUD and the Department of Justice with amendments that would prohibit the federal government from using its fair housing rules…
On July 7, Representative John Carney (D-DE) introduced H.R. 2953, a bill that would expand the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration by up to 60 public housing agencies and remove the cap on the number…
On June 13, the Minnesota legislature adjourned after completing a one-day special session called by Governor Mark Dayton (D). The budget bill passed during this brief session provides a $25.5…
Source: Gubits, D., Shinn, M., et al. (2015). Family Options Study: Short Term Impacts of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Housing and…
An interim report on research done for HUD by Abt Associates finds that permanent housing subsidies improve housing stability, along with several other positive effects for homeless families. The…
Andrew Aurand joined NLIHC on July 6 as the new Vice President for Research. Andrew has extensive experience in research and affordable housing. He previously served as a faculty member in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the much-awaited Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that is intended to improve compliance…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued Notice H-2015-04 on June 22, which provides instructions to owners and management agents (O/As) for completing the utility analysis required…
The Florida Housing Coalition (FHC), an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, and advocates across the state won a major budget victory with passage of the 2015-2016 General Appropriations Act on June 19.…
