New Reallocation Data Indicate Initial Disparities in States’ ERA Allocations Have Been Addressed in Limited Ways
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released data on the third round of allocations from the second tranche of Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) funds. Reallocation is a process in which…
NLIHC Joins National Rural Housing Coalition in Letter to Congress Urging Increases to Funding for Rural Housing
NLIHC joined a letter led by the National Rural Housing Coalition in support of increased appropriations for federal rural housing and water sewer programs administered by the U.S. Department of…
FEMA Administrator Criswell Testifies before House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Regarding FEMA’s FY24 Budget Request
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell testified before the U.S. Congress on April 18, defending the agency’s recent budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2024 and warning that without quick congressional…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – April 24, 2023
Congressional and National Updates Representative Dina Titus, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic…
New Issue Brief Explores Connections between Housing, the Environment, and Policy Solutions
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign released an issue brief, “Housing Policy is Environmental Policy: The Complementary Aims of Fair Housing and Environmental Justice,” on Earth Day (April…
Colorado Organization Releases Report on Prioritizing Low-Income Housing
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless recently published a report, Colorado’s Affordable Housing Crisis: It’s Time for Strategic Investments, highlighting the current state of affordable housing in…
Study Finds Less Restrictive Zoning Regulations Increase Housing Supply, though Not Necessarily for Renters with Low Incomes
New research from the Urban Institute, “Land-Use Reforms and Housing Costs: Does Allowing for Increased Density Lead to Greater Affordability?,” evaluates the relationship between local land-use…
Renters with Extremely Low Incomes Face Absolute Shortage of Affordable Housing and Fewest Housing Options
Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2021 ACS PUMS data.
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 16
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of April 16: “Low-income households affected by the affordable housing crisis” The Daily Advertiser, April 16…
Where to Find Us – April 24
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce Annual Capitol-to-Capitol Program Meeting – Washington, DC, April 24 (Sarah Saadian) NeighborWorks Training Institute – San Francisco, CA, May 3 (Courtney…
Statement from NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel on House Republicans’ Debt Ceiling Proposal
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unveiled legislation yesterday to raise the nation’s debt limit in exchange for enacting steep cuts to domestic programs, including HUD’s and USDA’s vital…