Congress Inches Closer to Final FY23 Spending Bill and Tax Extenders Package as Negotiations Continue – Take Action!
Congress is in recess for the Thanksgiving holiday, but negotiations over a final fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill gained momentum last week and will continue among Appropriations Committee staff…
NLIHC State and Tribal Partners Reconvene in Person for First Time in Three Years
This week, NLIHC held its first in-person convening of state and tribal partners in over three years. More than 50 people representing 39 of NLIHC’s state and tribal partner organizations, along with…
NLIHC Releases Blueprint for a Permanent Emergency Rental Assistance Program
NLIHC released on November 17 a new report, Emergency Rental Assistance: A Blueprint for a Permanent Program. The report examines the implementation of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury…
Join Today’s (11/21) National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Homes!
Join today’s (November 21) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4:00 pm ET. Bhavya Mohan with the U.S. General Services Association (GSA) will join the call to discuss a study on equity in…
NLIHC Is Accepting Nominations for 2023 Organizing Awards!
As communities face the impact of rising rents, housing advocates are organizing at the state and local levels to keep renters stably housed and enact long-term solutions. NLIHC’s annual Organizing…
HUD Posts Short Guides about Emergency Housing Vouchers
HUD has posted the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Roadmap, a collection of one-page guides designed to help stakeholders understand the main components of the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program…
Spanish Versions of RAD Resident Fact Sheets Are Now Available
HUD’s Office of Recapitalization (Recap) has posted Spanish versions of fifteen Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) fact sheets intended to help public housing residents better understand the RAD…
DHRC Webinar Overviews Federal Resources, Advocacy Materials, and Local Efforts Following Hurricanes Ian and Fiona
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) hosted a national disaster webinar on November 15 to hear updates about national, state, and local disaster response efforts following…
Latest COVID-19 and Housing/Homelessness Updates – November 21, 2022
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $2 million in funding on November 3 to assess the impact of the…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – November 21, 2022
Hurricane Ian Updates Landlords are using Hurricane Ian as an excuse to evict tenants, who have little chance of finding alternative housing in disaster-stricken southern Florida. Areas that only…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing Examining Persistent Poverty in America
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance held a hearing, “Persistent Poverty in America: Addressing Chronic…