Urban Institute released a new paper on June 23 highlighting the country’s public housing redevelopment needs. Decades of insufficient federal funding and weak oversight have left public housing…
A report released by the Housing Initiative at Penn, An Early Analysis of the California COVID-19 Rental Relief Program, provides insight into program progress, program changes, and experiences of…
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on July 15 on “CDBG Disaster Recovery: States, Cities, and Denials of Funding.” The hearing…
California advocates are celebrating the passage of multiple state bills that provide funding for affordable housing and protections for renters. Specific provisions include a strong FY21 budget, an…
The Terner Center released a report, “The Uneven Impact of the Pandemic on the Tenants and Owners of Small Rental Properties,” documenting the results of a survey of 1,690 owners of one- to four-unit…
The House Ways and Means Committee’s Oversight Committee held a July 14 hearing on “Expanding Housing Access to All Americans.” The hearing addressed challenges in increasing the supply of housing…
A new study finds that more than a year into the pandemic, housing insecurity remains high among Latino and Black households with children. The study reviews data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s…
The House Appropriations Committee voted on July 16 to approve a draft spending bill that would fund HUD programs for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The full committee vote followed a July 12 vote in the…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including the…
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Biden Administration
The Washington Post reports that as concerns grow about a national eviction crisis later this summer and fall, the White House will hold a second eviction…
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced on July 16 two major housing bills: the “Housing is Infrastructure Act” and “Ending Homelessness Act.” If enacted, the bills…
