Bipartisan negotiators reached an agreement over the weekend on a coronavirus relief package that would provide desperately needed assistance to struggling households. Rather than one large spending…
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of senators and representatives will soon release a compromise coronavirus relief package, including $25 billion in emergency rental assistance and a one-…
The House of Representatives passed on December 8 a one-week continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding for federal agencies and programs through December 18. The bill (H.R. 8900) passed…
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The Washington Post reports on the federal stimulus benefits that will expire this month, noting that millions of Americans will lose unemployment benefits, access to…
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) sent a memorandum to President-elect Joe Biden and his transition team on December 10 outlining steps the Federal Emergency…
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, an NLIHC state partner, and its members successfully advocated for the passage of Senate Bill 30, “The Pennsylvania Housing Tax Credit Act” (Act 107 of 2020).…
Congress is negotiating a COVID relief package that, if done right, could prevent an historic eviction crisis during a surge in COVID-19 this winter. If done wrong, or not at all, tens of millions of…
Tomorrow (December 15) is the last day to sign your organization onto a national letter urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent a catastrophic wave of evictions this…
A survey of service coordinators working with older adults in publicly funded housing identified unique challenges they have faced in adapting to COVID-19. The survey, conducted by the Joint Center…
National Innovation Service (NIS) released on December 8 a series of Equity-Based Decision-Making Assessments as part of the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response (see Memo, 6/15…
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs, which administers the HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) program, issued a Memorandum on December 4 revising and extending an April 10 Memorandum…
