The State Housing Profiles use data from a variety of sources to provide an overview of affordable housing need at the state level. Advocates can use these one-page profiles to educate both the…
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HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced the allocation of 2016 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) resources to each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas on May 4. A formal…
A spokesperson for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House will not vote on a budget resolution when lawmakers return this week from recess. Republicans were cautiously…
Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced H.R. 5137, “The Moving to Work Reformation and Expansion Act of 2016,” on April 29. The bill would remove the cap on the number of public housing…
Representative Al Green (D-TX) and 14 other Democrats introduced a resolution to support the goals and ideals of the “Fair Housing Act” (FHA) and to recognize Fair Housing Month, celebrated in April…
A paper published in Housing Policy Debate by Erin Graves of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston titled “Rooms for Improvement: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program…
A report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy titled Lifting the High Energy Burden in America’s Largest Cities: How Energy Efficiency Can Improve Low Income and Underserved…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing titled “The Future of Housing in America: A Comparison of the United Kingdom and the United States Models for…
The Senate Committee on Finance will hold a hearing titled “Can Evidence Based Practices Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Individuals and Families?” Witnesses include:
Gordon L. Berlin, MDRC, New…
HUD has submitted a notice of proposed information collection requirements for public housing authorities to obtain criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies to screen out or evict…
