The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on August 3 a limited eviction moratorium covering renters living in communities experiencing a substantial or high level of COVID-19…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on August 4 reiterated its call for state and local governments to speed the distribution of emergency rental assistance (ERA) by removing unnecessary and…
Emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs must serve the lowest-income and most marginalized renters in need of housing assistance in time to prevent a wave of evictions and to promote housing…
NLIHC is pleased to announce the 27 state and local organizations selected for the NLIHC Ending Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) grantee cohort. The cohort will work to influence state and…
NLIHC’s End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) webinar series continues on August 11 with a session on “Preventive: Connecting Emergency Rental Assistance to Courts and Tenant Protections.” The…
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a nomination hearing for three assistant secretary positions at the Department of Housing and Development (HUD). The HUD nominations…
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) convenes and supports disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…
National Updates
Biden Administration
The Biden administration is calling on major companies, nonprofits, government agencies, faith-based organizations, and others to spread the word that…
A new study published in Cityscape, “Understanding Low-Income Hispanic Housing Challenges and the Use of Housing and Homelessness Assistance,” finds that despite facing severe housing challenges,…
A recently released study from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that longer exposure to more advantaged neighborhoods during childhood improves long-term health, well-being, and…
HUD announced in the August 6 Federal Register its publication of FY22 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). FMRs are used to determine payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program; initial…
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a June 28 report, “Multifamily Health and Safety Complaint Process,” finding that the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs’ complaint process did…
