National Updates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
A HUD factsheet on eligible ESG program costs for infectious disease preparedness has been updated to include costs specific to…
Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and 170 of her colleagues in the House introduced on March 8 the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021” (H.R. 1620). The Violence Against Women…
The Senate confirmed Representative Marcia Fudge (D-OH) as HUD secretary by a bipartisan vote of 66-34 on March 10. As the 18th secretary of HUD since its inception in 1965, Secretary Fudge will be…
The Supreme Court on March 9 agreed to dismiss litigation on the previous administration’s Public Charge Rule at the request of the Biden administration. The Court had announced on February 22 that…
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021: A New Day taking place March 30-31, 12-5:30 pm ET, will feature a special panel discussion on achieving universal housing assistance in the U.S., including…
In preparation for NLIHC’s Virtual Capitol Hill Day on April 1, NLIHC will host a webinar on March 25 at 3 pm ET to equip participants and other advocates with information regarding NLIHC’s policy…
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia recently released a report analyzing COVID-19’s impact on Philadelphia’s historically Black neighborhoods and other communities of color and to what extent…
The Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute has released an estimate of the extent to which key provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act will affect the poverty rate in 2021. The…
An article in Housing Policy Debate, “Evictions: The Comparative Analysis Problem,” identifies ways in which contextual details matter when comparing eviction rates across jurisdictions. Drawing on…
The State of Michigan’s Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity released its 2021 Poverty Task Force Report, which outlines more than 30 policy recommendations to strengthen anti-poverty…
Covid Act Now, a nonprofit focused on providing timely data about COVID-19, released a COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI). The CCVI combines data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Source: Urban Institute, 2021. “2021 Poverty Projections: Assessing Four American Rescue Plan Policies.” Projections of 2021 Supplemental Poverty Measure poverty rates, considering effect of…
