On October 20, the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act (S. 2146) was blocked from advancing in the Senate. The bill, introduced by Senator David Vitter (R-LA), would strip federal…
The J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families hosted a Housing Summit in Manchester, NH on October 16, 2015. The event included speakers from all areas of housing, as well as…
A special Albuquerque Native American Homeless Task Force presented 14 recommendations to improve housing solutions for Native Americans to Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on August 18. According to…
A study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, TANF Cash Benefits Have Fallen by More Than 20 Percent in Most States and Continue to Erode, shows that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
NLIHC is pleased to announce that Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) will be the recipient of the 2016 Edward W. Brooke Housing Leadership Award. The Brooke Award is named for the late Senator Edward…
NLIHC is seeking candidates for the position of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). For consideration, interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and writing samples. The…
In Housing Spotlight: Renters' Growing Pain, NLIHC uses data from the recently released 2010 American Community Survey to examine the housing problems facing American renters, and how those problems…
HUD will publish sub-regulatory guidance regarding the NHTF Allocation Plan and maximum per-unit subsidies in early spring 2016. First expected in this fall, this guidance will add more detail to the…
In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that the nation will reach its debt limit on November 3, two days earlier than Treasury had recently…
The new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation, published on July 16, 2015 (see Memo, 7/13), requires jurisdictions that receive federal housing and community development funds to…
On October 9, HUD released new guidance to help intake workers determine and document the homeless status of youth using the definition of homelessness found in the Continuum of Care (CoC) and…
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has proposed that Congress close the carried interest tax loophole in order to generate revenue needed to avoid damaging service cuts that could be forced by the budget…
