In a report on housing affordability challenges facing middle income older adults over the age of 50, AARP’s Public Policy Institute finds that older adults face falling incomes and increased health…
In a report prepared for HUD by The Urban Institute (UI), two case studies of inclusionary zoning (IZ) programs yield several key findings on the nature of IZ development and the effectiveness of IZ…
NLIHC is pleased to welcome three new interns to its staff for the spring semester.Christina Payamps-Smith joins NLIHC as a policy intern. Christina graduated from the University of North Florida…
Do not miss your opportunity to recognize state and local contributions to affordable housing advocacy. Nominate an organization today for NLIHC’s fourth annual State and Local Organizing Award and…
Most national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) state administering agencies have made significant progress in preparing their HTF Allocation Plans. The plans are required to receive their first disbursements…
House Speaker Paul Ryan (D-WI) and the Republican Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released on June 7 an anti-poverty agenda titled “A Better Way: Poverty, Opportunity,…
The Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a conversation on June 7th with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) regarding policies to reduce poverty and…
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled, “Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs in Native Communities.” The Committee has not yet announced who will testify…
The Senate has agreed to negotiate with the House on the spending package that includes, among other things, the Senate’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)…
NLIHC signed onto a letter with over 100 other nonprofit organizations in support of the Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation that increases the number of people eligible to earn overtime…
HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced on June 13 the release of a new toolkit aimed at eliminating lead-based paint hazards in HUD-assisted housing. The Lead-Safe Homes, Lead-Free Kids Toolkit…
