NLIHC’s latest Housing Spotlight provides new evidence of the deepening housing shortage nationwide. In 2011, the number of extremely low income (ELI) renter households, with incomes at or below 30%…
NLIHC’s Policy Fact Sheets have been updated for March. Fact sheets provide the latest summaries of a variety of issues, including those on appropriations, the National Housing Trust Fund, vouchers,…
NLIHC is pleased to announce that Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jeff Larson of ProPublica will receive the 2013 Media Award for the series, “Living Apart: Fair Housing in America.” The NLIHC Media Award…
February 28, 2013CONTACT: Amy Clark, [email protected], 206.240.3284AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING SHORTAGE IMPACTS EVERY STATE IN THE NATIONMillions of Americans will be writing their rent checks tomorrow.…
February 25, 2013Contact: Amy Clark, [email protected], 202.662.1530 x227HUD REPORTS RECORD INCREASE IN HOUSING UNAFFORDABILTY FOR LOW INCOME RENTERS Low income…
Congress and the nation moved closer to the implementation of sequestration during the week of February 18 as the House and Senate stood in recess. Sequestration of discretionary funds, an across-the…
While the nation awaits Congressional action on sequestration, appropriators are proactively addressing the expiration of the continuing resolution (CR) on March 27. The federal government is…
A hearing on the Federal Housing Administration’s “Financial Condition and Program Challenges” will be held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on February 28. The hearing,…
HUD will release the full 2011 Worst Case Housing Needs Report on Monday, February 25. In a summary released on February 22, HUD reports a dramatic rise in the number of families with very low…
Changes that will affect administration of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers for FY13 were announced in a letter sent by Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (…
Agencies and systems at all levels should work together achieve the goal of ending youth homelessness, according to Framework to End Youth Homelessness: A Resource Text for Dialogue and Action. The…
