The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing titled “The Future of Housing in America: A Better Way to Increase Efficiencies for Housing Vouchers and Create…
We are now in our third week of NLIHC’s Membership Month. We welcome our new members and thank those who recently rejoined. Your membership is essential to helping NLIHC carry out our mission. Please…
The Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on the oversight of the HUD inspection process.…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing to examine the implications of converting public housing and other…
The Urban Institute hosted an event titled “Promoting Economic Mobility: Putting Evidence to Action for Communities” on September 14. The discussions focused on innovative strategies and successful…
HUD’s Office of General Council issued guidance on applying fair housing standards to the enforcement of local nuisance and crime-free ordinances. The guidance primarily focuses on the impact these…
The Obama Administration has asked Congress to approve $2.6 billion in emergency funds for survivors of Louisiana’s flood (see Memo 9/12). In a September 13 letter to House Appropriations Committee…
The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on income and poverty on September 13. Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015 shows that median household income increased between 2014 and…
The National Housing Conference’s Center for Housing Policy released its 2016 edition of Paycheck to Paycheck. This year’s report focusses on housing affordability for five occupations found among…
A study published in Housing Policy Debate by Michael Lens and Vincent Reina titled “Preserving Neighborhood Opportunity: Where Federal Housing Subsidies Expire” found that project-based Section 8…
U.S. Representatives and Senators are scheduled to return to their home districts and states between October 10 and November 11, but they may head back home as early as next week. Their return home…