On July 8, HUD released the long-awaited final rule implementing the Fair Housing Act of 1968’s obligation for jurisdictions receiving federal funds for housing and urban development to affirmatively…
The fourth video in NLIHC’s five-part series, Getting to Know the National Housing Trust Fund Law and Regulations, is all about the dollars and how they can be used. The National Housing Trust Fund (…
On July 9, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan sent a letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations Chair Thad Cochran (R-MS) regarding the Committee’s FY16…
In June, the House of Representatives approved FY16 spending bills for HUD and the Department of Justice with amendments that would prohibit the federal government from using its fair housing rules…
On July 7, Representative John Carney (D-DE) introduced H.R. 2953, a bill that would expand the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration by up to 60 public housing agencies and remove the cap on the number…
Source: Gubits, D., Shinn, M., et al. (2015). Family Options Study: Short Term Impacts of Housing and Services Interventions for Homeless Families. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Housing and…
On June 13, the Minnesota legislature adjourned after completing a one-day special session called by Governor Mark Dayton (D). The budget bill passed during this brief session provides a $25.5…
An interim report on research done for HUD by Abt Associates finds that permanent housing subsidies improve housing stability, along with several other positive effects for homeless families. The…
Andrew Aurand joined NLIHC on July 6 as the new Vice President for Research. Andrew has extensive experience in research and affordable housing. He previously served as a faculty member in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the much-awaited Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule that is intended to improve compliance…
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs issued Notice H-2015-04 on June 22, which provides instructions to owners and management agents (O/As) for completing the utility analysis required…
