Join today’s (October 26) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Max Weinstein of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office to…
The U.S. Treasury Department published an update to Coronavirus Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions on October 19. Questions A. 57–59 and B.13 were added and Questions A. 42, 49, and 53 were…
Two new resources are now available on the resources page of the Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 website: 1) a sample voter pledge card to help voters make a plan to vote and …
The United State Interagency Counsel on Homelessness (USICH) released on October 19 a new strategic plan that is deeply flawed and ill-informed, ignoring decades of evidence on the causes of and…
Advocacy organizations from across the country have filed lawsuits challenging HUD’s revisions to the final Disparate Impact rule that shifted the burden of proof from housing providers, financial…
On Election Day, registered voters will cast their ballots, and it is critical that they know their rights when head go to the polls. Voters should: 1) make a plan to vote; 2) be in line before the…
The Senate failed to pass a “targeted” relief bill by a vote of 51-44 on October 21. The bill, totaling approximately $519 billion, proposed additional funding to hospitals and schools, expanded…
A bipartisan bill creating an independent board to oversee the country’s response to disasters has been introduced in both the House and Senate. The “Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020”…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is alerting people who do not normally file income taxes that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended to November 21 the deadline to apply for…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) clarified that public housing agencies (PHAs) must exclude from resident income calculations the $400 per week (or in some states $300 per week) extra…
Two HUD offices, the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and the Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), issued guidance regarding the temporary eviction moratorium order from the…
