The core message of the 2017 NLIHC Lobby Day was the importance of affordable housing programs for those with the lowest incomes and the devastating impacts President Donald Trump’s proposed budget…
The United for Homes (UFH) campaign website features short videos summarizing the UFH campaign’s call for modest reforms to the mortgage interest deduction (MID) that would benefit millions of low…
NLIHC held its 35th Annual Leadership Awards Reception on April 4 in Washington, DC, honoring J. Ronald Terwilliger with the Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award and Amy Anthony with the Cushing…
The NLIHC board of directors unanimously voted onto its board two new directors on April 4: National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) President and CEO Nan Roman and Housing Opportunities…
United for Homes (UFH) endorsers are invited to join a webinar, “Just in Time for Tax Day—Deductions, Credits, and Homeownership,” on April 12, 2 pm ET. NLIHC VP for Research Andrew Aurand will…
Join advocates from around the country on April 15 in a march to demand transparency in government and fairness in our tax code. NLIHC and the United for Homes (UFH) campaign have joined with a…
A report by HUD staff Veronica E. Helms, Jon Sperling, and Barry L. Steffen, A Health Picture of HUD-Assisted Adults, finds that a higher proportion of HUD-assisted adults are seniors or single-…
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging lawmakers to work together to lift caps on federal spending equally for defense…
Minnesota housing advocates have made progress in recent years securing new affordable housing revenue from the state legislature (see Memo, 6/12/2013 and 5/30/2014), but the shortage of affordable…
Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2015 ACS PUMS data.
Note: Severely cost-burdened = paying more than 50% of income on rent and utilities. AMI = Area Median Income. Extremely Low Income (0-30% AMI or…
U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) reintroduced the “Ending Homelessness Act of 2017,” a comprehensive plan to ensure the lowest income people and families America have safe, decent, and…
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Memorandum (M-17-21) on April 5 that provides additional guidance for implementing…