The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) seeks a project coordinator for its ERASE (End Rental Arears to Stop Evictions) project to ensure that the historic emergency rental assistance ($46…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 18:
“Rent relief programs ramped up in June, but fears mount that momentum may be coming too late,”…
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…
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…
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…
Democratic leaders in the Senate reached an agreement on July 13 to pursue a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that would be able to pass the chamber without Republican support. Senate Majority…
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…
California lawmakers are considering the creation of an Office to End Homelessness within the governor’s office. Currently, the state homelessness response is spread between 13 agencies administering…
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, experts discussed the federal response to the latest natural disasters. Shannon Singleton from Oregon…
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…
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…
