An article published in Housing Policy Debate by Ingrid Gould Ellen and Keren Mertens Horn, “Points for Place: Can State Governments Shape Siting Patterns of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit…
State lawmakers in Louisiana passed a bill (S.B 462) on Tuesday, May 9 that will ban municipalities from requiring developers to include affordable housing in new multifamily projects. Senator Danny…
The Maryland General Assembly recently wrapped up their 2018 legislative session, a positive one for affordable housing and community development. The 2019 budget includes $20 million for Rental…
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) developed a brief, easy-to-read guide explaining Small Area FMRs (SAFMRs). The guide…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Provider Alliance to End Homelessness, Los Angeles, CA on May 17
Virginia…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced how $266.8 million in national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) resources are allocated in 2018 to each state, the District of Columbia,…
The 2018 Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action is underway, and the activities of advocates around the country are gaining the attention of policy makers. This year’s Week of Action…
NLIHC and partner organizations invite you to join advocates from across the country on a May 10 webinar about new proposals from the Trump administration and Congress that would cut housing benefits…
The Trump administration is expected to submit a proposal as soon as May 8, to rescind $15 billion from old spending accounts. Unlike previous plans to cut funding, this request will not rescind…
Members of Congress sent letters to HUD Secretary Ben Carson expressing their concerns about the agency’s proposals to raise rents and impose work requirements on HUD-assisted households.
In a joint…
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) released its 2018 Fair Housing Trends Report: Making Every Neighborhood a Place of Opportunity. The report examines some of the fair housing successes…
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (IG) found that the Spokane Housing Authority failed to follow the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) permanent relocation requirements when converting the 50-…
