Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) and First Focus Campaign for Children hosted a briefing on July 19, where Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted, and other experts discussed…
Legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act took twists and turns over the last week and its future remains uncertain. Senate Republican leaders and the White House are continuing to…
At the Senate Banking Committee’s hearing on the nominations of Paul Compton to be HUD general counsel, Anna Maria Farias to be HUD assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, and…
The House Budget Committee approved its FY18 budget and tax reform blueprint on July 19 along a party-line vote. If approved by Congress, the plan would dramatically re-write federal priorities over…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted a guidebook titled Implementing HUD’s Smoke-Free Policy in Public Housing. The purpose of the guidebook is to help public housing agencies (PHAs…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs is offering two training webcasts about Notice H 2017-05, guidance it recently issued regarding the final rule implementing the Violence Against Women…
The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on July 20 to discuss housing finance reform and maintaining market access for small lenders. This is the Committee’s second…
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that compares the eligibility criteria and benefits of six federal programs that assist low income households. The six programs the…
NLIHC is still accepting applications for internship positions for the fall 2017 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social…
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support NLIHC and our mission to ensure that the lowest income households in America have access to affordable and decent homes. With every…
Welcome to the following organizations and individuals who joined the National Low Income Housing Coalition in the second quarter of 2017. We thank you for your support of NLIHC and for your…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of July 16:
“Minimum-wage workers can't afford their 1-bedroom apartments,” MSN.com, July 14 at: http://bit.ly…
