NLIHC joined two sign-on letters urging Congress to take immediate action to support low-income workers during the coronavirus outbreak (now a pandemic). Interim guidance from the Centers for Disease…
Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter on March 11 to Vice President Mike Pence, HUD Secretary Ben Carson, and Department of…
Senate Democrats released a proposal on March 11 to address the health and economic needs of individuals and communities impacted by the coronavirus. In addition to funding for emergency unemployment…
A COVID-19 emergency bill passed in the House by a bipartisan vote of 363-40 on the night of March 13. The vote came after a tentative agreement was reached between House Democrats and the…
Washington, DC - Congress is about to pass an emergency spending bill that neglects the urgent needs of people experiencing homelessness, a glaring and appalling oversight. People experiencing…
Washington, DC - I am glad to see Congress is working quickly to approve critical resources, including paid sick leave and food assistance, to help households impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak.…
NLIHC releases “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes,” finds only 36 affordable homes are available for every 100 extremely low-income renter households
Washington, DC - The Gap: A Shortage…
Memo to Members & Partners | Volume 25, Issue 10
Memo: Take Action to Fight for Housing Justice; Webinar on Infectious Disease Preparedness for Homeless Assistance Providers; and More
HUD awarded $5 million to public housing agencies (PHAs) to purchase and install carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in public housing units, the first time it has done so. The source is HUD's Capital…
The House of Representatives passed by voice vote the “Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act” (H.R. 4351) on March 2. NLIHC supports this bill. The bill aims to encourage affordable housing development…
The House Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations held a hearing on March 4 about the HUD budget…
Voters care deeply about solutions to the affordable housing and homelessness crisis in America. National media outlets are shining a spotlight on what 2020 presidential candidates have proposed to…
