HUD launched a new tool, the Location Affordability Portal, on November 12. Jointly developed by HUD and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the portal provides a comprehensive picture of…
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released a new guidebook for public housing agencies (PHAs) on November 14. The guidebook provides examples of best practices for PHAs…
Dan Emmanuel has joined NLIHC as an outreach associate serving members and states in the Southeastern United States and parts of the Midwest. Dan completed his Master of Social Work degree from Saint…
According to Housing Instability Among Our Nation’s Veterans, a report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, 1.5 million veteran households suffered from severe housing cost…
NLIHC and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities each released new reports on the housing needs of veterans. NLIHC’s report, Housing Instability Among Our Nation’s Veterans, explores the issue…
The National Alliance to End Homelessness launched its “Never Another Homeless Veteran Campaign” at an event at the Newseum in Washington, DC on November 6. The two-year campaign supports the…
Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced the Housing Native Heroes Act of 2013, H.R. 3418, on October 30. The bill would set aside up to 5% of Veteran’s Affairs Supportive Housing Voucher (VASH…
NLIHC President and CEO Sheila Crowley testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on November 7 at a hearing, “Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements to Provide…
Reaching agreement on an FY14 budget entails negotiations around replacing sequestration and budget caps on one hand and generating revenue through taxes on the other hand. The bipartisan Committee…
The impact of continuing sequestration through FY14 would be devastating for the lowest income households seeking rental housing resources. On November 6, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (…
HUD published the long-awaited public housing Capital Fund final rule on October 24. Fundamentally, this rule implements changes made as part of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of…
