Dan Emmanuel has joined NLIHC as an outreach associate serving members and states in the Southeastern United States and parts of the Midwest. Dan completed his Master of Social Work degree from Saint…
"The arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own. To secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance, not complacency."
President Barack…
United for Homes proposes reducing the size of a mortgage eligible for a tax break from $1 million to $500,000, and converting the deduction to a 15% non-refundable credit. Less than 5.0% of…
According to Housing Instability Among Our Nation’s Veterans, a report released today by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, 1.5 million veteran households suffered from severe housing cost…
According to Housing Instability Among Our Nation’s Veterans, 1.5 million veteran households suffered from severe housing cost burden in 2011, spending more than 50% of their income on housing. There…
NLIHC and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities each released new reports on the housing needs of veterans. NLIHC’s report, Housing Instability Among Our Nation’s Veterans, explores the issue…
The National Alliance to End Homelessness launched its “Never Another Homeless Veteran Campaign” at an event at the Newseum in Washington, DC on November 6. The two-year campaign supports the…
Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) introduced the Housing Native Heroes Act of 2013, H.R. 3418, on October 30. The bill would set aside up to 5% of Veteran’s Affairs Supportive Housing Voucher (VASH…
NLIHC President and CEO Sheila Crowley testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on November 7 at a hearing, “Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements to Provide…
Reaching agreement on an FY14 budget entails negotiations around replacing sequestration and budget caps on one hand and generating revenue through taxes on the other hand. The bipartisan Committee…
