Join today’s (December 6) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), who will talk about the next steps to enacting the “Build Back Better Act…
NLIHC’s President and CEO Diane Yentel will testify at a December 10 hearing by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to discuss the federal government’s disaster response to Hurricane María in Puerto…
National Updates
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The Department of Homeland Security sent an updated interagency letter on November 16 concerning public charge. The letter lists several…
National Updates
Enterprise Community Partners and Morgan Stanley launched on November 23 the Disaster Recovery Accelerator Fund, a $25 million initiative to reduce the time it takes for relief…
HUD released on November 30 the “Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) Toolkit,” a comprehensive toolkit on lead safety in housing. The toolkit includes flowcharts, sample forms, and checklists for owners,…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted a seventh update to its frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program created by the “American Rescue Plan…
A recently released SIREN Coffee & Science podcast episode explores why and how healthcare organizations should engage in housing advocacy. Based out of the University of California San…
NLIHC seeks a housing advocacy organizer who will be responsible for maintaining and expanding NLIHC membership and mobilizing advocates on federal policy priorities to advance the Coalition’s…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), “Racial Discrimination and Housing Outcomes in the United States Rental Market,” finds African-American and Hispanic renters…
A report published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), “Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic,” examines how the financial conditions faced by…
A new report from the National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), Housing Not Handcuffs 2021: State Law Supplement, documents state laws criminalizing homelessness across the country. The report…
