The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is pleased to announce three additions to our staff, each filling new and vital roles. Please join us in welcoming Paul Kealey as Chief Operating…
Advocates are urged to sign letters encouraging their Senators to co-sponsor S. 1761 and their Representative to co-sponsor H.R. 3543, bills that would extend and improve the Protecting Tenants at…
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) continues to circulate a “Dear Colleague” letter encouraging HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to “swiftly complete” a final rule regarding a jurisdiction’s obligation to…
Today, 33 national organizations and 163 state and local organizations send a letter to six U.S. Senators on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee urging them to keep working on…
Next Tuesday, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will consider housing finance reform legislation that has the potential to benefit millions of extremely low income Americans…
Today, 709 national, state, and local organizations joined together to express their deep appreciation for the recent bipartisan housing finance reform bill’s inclusion of significant funding for the…
The National Low Income Housing Coalition applauds Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) for her support of the National Housing Trust Fund in her bill, the “Housing Opportunities Move the Economy…
Out of Reach 2014 reveals roots of housing instability and homelessness, and national need for more affordable housing
According to Out of Reach 2014, a report released today by the National Low…
How many hours a week does a minimum wage worker need to work to afford a two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent?
In what states would raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour allow minimum…
Today, Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the legislative text of their bipartisan housing finance reform proposal. The bill as drafted…
President Barack Obama’s budget request for Rural Development, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), includes a new minimum rent policy for the program’s lowest income households. The…
President Attempts to Maintain and Even Increase Rental Housing Resources but Proposes Harmful Policy for Poorest Rural Housing Residents
Today, March 4, President Barack Obama sent his fiscal year…
