Research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines changes in housing security before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. CEPR previews high-level findings in “Pandemic Leads to…
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper formally announced on August 25 the roll-out of three housing assistance programs, which will use $175 million in funding from the CARES Act passed in the spring.…
Join the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) on September 9 for “Then and Now: How to Use New Census Surveys about Poverty, Income, and Health from 2019 and 2020.” The webinar will address what 2019…
Join today’s (September 8) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET. Matthew Desmond and Peter Hepburn of the Eviction Lab will provide an update on the…
National Updates
FEMA
FEMA released an interim policy on September 1 to clarify eligible activities under the Public Assistance program as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim…
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) took the extraordinary and unprecedented action of issuing a national moratorium on most evictions for nonpayment of rent to temporarily halt evictions…
Despite the growing threat of mass evictions, displacement, and homelessness, Congress adjourned for recess and left millions of renters without the resources and protections they need to remain…
Learn what you need to know about “Protecting Low-Income People from Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging Tactics” during the next NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on September 17 at 3 pm ET.…
Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020, NLIHC’s non-partisan, voter and candidate engagement project recently released two new tools for engaging and supporting voters as they exercise their civic duty to vote.…
A research team led by an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania shared early work on a mathematical model of the potential impact of evictions on COVID-19 spread. In simulated scenarios,…
The new Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice rule incorrectly redefines the meaning of fair housing and eliminates important tools for addressing systemic discrimination in housing, weakening…
