The Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program – commonly called ERAP or ERA – is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (usually known as “Treasury”).…
Are you threatened with eviction because you owe several months of back rent due to pandemic-related disruptions? You are not alone. Many renters have been hit hard by COVID-19, losing their jobs,…
The longstanding housing affordability crisis in the United States entered a new stage of urgency in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic sparked an economic and public health emergency that threatened the…
Dear Readers,
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, tenants in the United States were facing a crisis. Rising costs, stagnant wages, and a shortage of rental homes made it all but impossible for the…
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2022: Achieving Housing Justice – taking place March 22-23 – will feature a variety of interactive sessions with NLIHC experts, including one on Anti-Racism,…
The national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is estimated to receive $739.6 million for 2022, based on figures presented in Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s 10-K forms recently submitted to the U.S.…
Members of Congress are making crucial decisions about what to include in the overdue appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2022 and the scaled-back “Build Back Better Act.” Both bills present…
Join today’s (February 22) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the importance of enacting a fiscal year (FY) 2022 spending bill with the most possible funding for…
In our most recent (February 14) national call for the “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” campaign, we were joined by U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters (…
Please contribute to NLIHC in honor of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Ann O’Hara, and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), NLIHC’s 2022 Housing Leadership Awards honorees. These exceptional…
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) by a vote of 65-27 on February 17 to extend funding for the federal government through March 11, buying Congress an additional three weeks to reach an…
