HUD released the 2021 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR): Part 2 on July 27. Every year, HUD releases a two-part report that provides estimates of the scale of sheltered and unsheltered…
The NLIHC-endorsed “Disaster Assistance Simplification Act” was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on July 28. The bill, which would create a uniform application for all federal disaster…
Congressional and National Updates
Congress remains unlikely to replenish FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund anytime soon. While lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognize the urgency of the issue –…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has received more than 2,700 comments in response to its Request for Input (RFI) regarding the creation of tenant protections at multifamily properties with…
Join today’s (July 31) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30 to 4 pm ET. We will be joined by Salil Deo, cardiothoracic surgeon at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and lead author of a…
Members of Congress adjourned for August recess on July 27 – a day earlier than expected – after it became apparent that attempts to bring the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development and…
NLIHC and the University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) released on July 27 a new report, Continuing Emergency Rental Assistance: How Jurisdictions Are Building on Treasury’s ERA…
NLIHC submitted comments on behalf of its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) on July 25 regarding a recent request by FEMA for information regarding the Community Disaster Resilience Zone (…
HUD announced on July 27 that it will undertake a series of new actions to protect tenants. The White House signaled its support for these actions in a fact sheet while also proposing three…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, HUD Rental Assistance: Enhanced Data and Strategy Could Improve Oversight of Accessibility Requirements (GAO-23-105083), on July 20. GAO…
Richard Monocchio, principal deputy assistant secretary for HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH), sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors reminding them that the…
