WASHINGTON, D.C. – The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, a new report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available…
It’s been three weeks since I returned to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, this time as its President and CEO – what an exhilarating and inspiring time. I began just before NLIHC’s annual…
Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced companion bills in the Senate and House of Representatives to required FEMA to conduct a study and report on best…
NLIHC encourages organizations to sign onto a letter urging the House of Representatives to oppose any amendments to the Fiscal Year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related…
Contact Congress today to emphasize the importance of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), and sign your organization onto a letter from advocates around the country asking Congress to protect and…
NLIHC will hold a webinar on the 2017 edition of its report The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes on March 2. The report measures the availability of rental housing affordable to extremely low…
Learn about the NLIHC-led United for Homes (UFH) campaign to end homelessness and housing poverty by visiting the new UFH website and by attending a March 2 webinar about the campaign. The UFH…
The progress of efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remain unclear.Proposals to repeal the ACA Medicaid expansion and to convert Medicaid to a block grant or per-capita capped…
The full Senate is expected to vote this week to confirm Dr. Ben Carson to serve as HUD secretary. In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee and in written responses…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced the “Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act of 2017” (H.R. 1146), designed to help provide legal and supportive services to lower income…
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) offers a 3-minute video providing a simple explanation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's "duty to serve" underserved markets. FHFA oversees Fannie Mae and…
