NLIHC members are invited to join us on March 1 from 4 to 5 pm ET for NLIHC’s quarterly Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting, a virtual listening session during which NLIHC members can weigh in on…
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released an analysis on February 22 finding that, absent congressional action, the federal government will likely default on its loans during the summer or early…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) issued Notice H-2023-02 on February 9, explaining the purpose and allowable uses of supportive services funds and the requirements for…
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued “Previous Participation Flags in Multifamily’s Active Partner Performance System,” an audit of the Office of Multifamily Programs (Multifamily). The…
The final rule implementing all but one of the remaining provisions of the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016” (HOTMA) was published in the Federal Register on February 14. The…
HUD issued a historic Request for Information (RFI) regarding both the allocation formula and rules of the agency’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program in late 2022…
Congressional and National Updates
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has a history of pushing for urgent action related to climate change. As the new chair of the powerful Senate Budget Committee,…
A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association identifies housing instability as a risk factor for heart disease. The study examined 3,100 counties across the U.S. using data…
An article published in Urban Studies by Casey Dawkins, “Homelessness and Housing Supply,” assesses the relationship between housing supply constraints, especially land use regulations, and rates of…
A brief published by researchers from Boston University, Cornell University, and Community Solutions, “Cities, Zoning, and the Fragmented Response to Homelessness,” explores the extent to which…
Sources: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, “Self-Reported Long COVID-19 among HUD-Assisted Adults: Preliminary Findings from the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) Linked with HUD…
The City Council of Fort Myers, Florida, approved an ordinance in January to create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund Rental Assistance program that will provide monthly assistance to households with…
