HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs provided stakeholders with a status report on privately owned HUD-assisted properties in areas hit by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. As of…
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent a letter on February 15 to FEMA Administrator Brock Long urging him to approve the Direct Lease Program for Puerto Rican evacuees. An estimated…
Five representatives and two senators sent a letter to the chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico, José B. Carrión III, reminding him that the recently passed…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
The Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution released its annual report, Metro Monitor, the week of February 19. Metro Monitor tracks economic progress in the 100 largest metropolitan…
The Vera Institute of Justice is requesting proposals from public housing authorities (PHA) that would benefit from technical assistance to plan and implement reentry programs for people leaving…
“Housing cost burden” defined as spending more than 30% of household income on rent and utilities.
Source: Prosperity Now. (2018). 2018 Scorecard. Washington, DC: Author
Advocates from across Maryland gathered in Annapolis on February 15 for Housing Day, coordinated by the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC), an NLIHC state partner. More than 250 advocates…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on February 28 at 1:00 pm ET about HUD’s proposals to raise rents on residents of public housing and private housing with project-based…
Take action and make it clear that President Trump’s massive proposed cuts to affordable housing programs must be defeated. Sign up and begin planning today to participate in the 2018 Our Homes, Our…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 18:
“9 Foundations Partner To Tackle America’s Housing Crisis, As Trump Tries To Gut Funding,” The…
NLIHC is pleased to welcome Isaiah Milbauer as the new NLIHC field intern for the spring semester. Isaiah is currently on a gap year before pursuing his undergraduate studies at the University of…
