The Minnesota State Legislature adjourned at the end of May, but not before passing a bonding bill that will provide $90 million in new funding to expand the supply of safe, decent, accessible, and…
The House approved by a vote of 230-173 the “Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program (THRIVE) Act” (HR 5735) on June 14. The bill, introduced by Representative…
NLIHC urges advocates and organizations to call their senators and urge them to vote “no” on the “The Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act,” which would cut $15 billion in previously…
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, an NLIHC state partner, hosted its annual Home Matters Day at the State House in Harrisburg, PA, on June 5. The group gathered more than 65 representatives…
President Donald Trump’s FY19 budget request released on February 12 proposes drastic cuts to housing benefits that help millions of low income seniors, people with disabilities, families…
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) on February 8 sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to include “unprecedented” funding for affordable housing in his FY19 budget request, which is set to be…
Thirty-eight Democrats in the House of Representatives sent a letter on February 5 asking HUD Secretary Ben Carson to provide more information on the agency’s recent decision to effectively suspend…
The NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement, March 19-21 in Washington DC, will feature a session during which former congressional staffers from both sides of the political aisle will…
Nearly 1300 organizations signed onto a letter to Congress urging increased funding to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to at least $3.5 billion annually through comprehensive housing finance…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
CHAPA Federal Forum On Affordable Housing & Community Development,…
Advocates in Alaska are celebrating the creation of a new state office devoted exclusively to developing and supporting solutions to homelessness. The State Homeless Housing Office, launched on…
A report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Employment and Earnings for Households Receiving Federal Rental Assistance, shows that 89% of HUD-assisted households are seniors or disabled,…
