WASHINGTON, D.C.- The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has awarded its Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award to U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), the Cushing Niles Dolbeare…
Past Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award Honorees
The Honorable Emmanuel Cleaver II, U.S. House of Representatives, 2019
The Honorable Susan Collins, U.S. Senate, 2018
Ronald J.…
A report published by The Cloudburst Group and sponsored by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research titled A Qualitative Assessment of Parental Preschool Choices and Challenges among Families…
A report by New York University’s Furman Center and Capital One titled Renting In America’s Largest Metropolitan Areas shows that growth in the rental housing stock in the 11 largest metropolitan…
NLIHC is hosting a special presentation by Matthew Desmond on his New York Times best-selling book: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City on April 28, from 9:30 to 11:30am ET at the…
On March 24, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced her plan to introduce legislation to expand and reform the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program to better address the nation’s affordable…
On Tuesday, March 15, more than 600 advocates convened at the Minnesota State Capitol for “Homeless Day on the Hill” coordinated by the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH), an NLIHC state…
On March 31, HUD issued new guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) as a follow-up to an earlier HUD notice on the use of arrest records in screening applicants for federally-…
Source: Ellen, I. G. Karfunkel, B. (2016). Renting in America’s Largest Metropolitan Areas. New York City: NYU Furman Center and Capital One. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1UxBuEz
An April 4 Federal Register notice announced that HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is seeking recommendations for specific policy proposals to be implemented as part of the expansion…
HUD released the FY16 median family income (MFI) estimates and income limits on March 28. The estimated FY16 MFI for the U.S. is $65,700, which represents a decrease of less than 1% from the…
