Housing advocates in San Francisco took to the streets on April 27, voicing strong opposition both to President Donald Trump’s proposed $6 billion cut to HUD programs and to a proposal being…
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), led by co-chairs Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), released “The People’s Budget: A Roadmap for the Resistance” on May 1. The…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) has a new website for accessing jurisdictions’ CPD-related grant amounts, plans, and reports. Users can search for information by local…
Thousands of USDA Rural Development (RD) Section 515 rental housing units are being prepaid annually, many illegally. Thousands more have loans that will mature over the next ten years. RD…
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), HAI Group’s research center, will be hosting its second annual PAHRC Report Forum, How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 30:
“Here's what you need to earn to afford rent in Atlanta,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 3…
Congress Passes Final FY 2017 Spending Bill
Ending months of uncertainty, Congress passed its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 spending bill on Thursday, March 4. The bill passed with bipartisan…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The National Low Income Housing Coalition commends members of Congress for reaching a strong bipartisan spending agreement for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2017 that…
All organizations concerned about homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in the U.S. are urged to sign onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund…
The Trump administration called for an overhaul of the tax code on April 26. In a one-page outline, Mr. Trump proposed to replace the seven income tax brackets with three new ones, cut the corporate…
The United for Homes (UFH) proposal calls for reducing the portion of a mortgage eligible for a tax break from $1 million to $500,000, impacting fewer than 6% of mortgage holders nationwide, and…
