A report released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, Improving America’s Housing, found spending on home improvements and repairs reached a high of $424 billion in 2017.…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) campaign to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Acting Director Joseph Otting expressing…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report, HUD Should Improve Physical Inspection Process and Oversight of Inspectors, on March 21. The report identified a number of weakness and…
The Economic Roundtable published a report, Early Intervention to Prevent Persistent Homelessness, describing new predictive analytic tools to accurately forecast which populations are most at risk…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of March 17.
“Your skyrocketing rent isn’t just bad for your savings–it can hurt your health,” Fast Company,…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
Can I Live Congressional Briefing, Washington, DC, March 25
National…
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have called upon the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to continue funding the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and Capital Magnet Fund (CMF)…
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) President and CEO Diane Yentel authored an op-ed in CityLab on March 14 calling attention to NLIHC’s newest research on the nation’s lack of affordable…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing, “Update on Recovery Efforts for 2017 and 2018 Disasters,” on March 12. Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor, the sole…
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leadership urging lawmakers to work together to lift caps on federal…
The NLIHC-led Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign recently commissioned a national public opinion poll to assess people's thoughts and perspectives on issues related to…
