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August 30, 2021

Over Half of Renters Currently Behind Have Not Yet Applied for Assistance, Showing Need for Greater Outreach and Simplified Applications

Memo to Members

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Week 34 (July 21-August 2).

September 20, 2021

Stimulus Payments Kept 11.7 Million Individuals Out of Poverty in 2020

Memo to Members

Source: US Census Bureau (2021). The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2020.

September 7, 2021

7.5 Million Unemployed Workers Lose Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Memo to Members

Source: Stettner, A. (2021). “7.5 Million Workers Face Devastating Unemployment Benefits Cliff This Labor Day.” The Century Foundation.

September 13, 2021

Fewer than Half of Emergency Rental Assistance Applicants Have Received Assistance, Many More Behind on Rent

Memo to Members

Sources: (1) Household Pulse Survey Week 35: August 4 - August 16, 2021, U.S. Census Bureau; (2) Emergency Rental Assistance Monthly Compliance Report: July 1- 31, 2021, U.S. Department of the…

September 27, 2021

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Reaches Nearly 1.4 Million Renters

Memo to Members

Source: U.S. Department of Treasury, Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1) Interim Report, January 1 – August 31, 2021

October 4, 2021

Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for Housing in Infrastructure Spending

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC-commissioned Public Opinion Polling on Housing Affordability and Policy, June/July 2021.

October 4, 2021

Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Requests Meeting to Discuss Changes at FEMA

Memo to Members

NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell thanking her for recent changes making disaster assistance easier to access and requesting a meeting on…

October 4, 2021

Congress Approves $28.6 Billion in Supplemental Recovery Funding for 2020 and 2021 Disasters

Memo to Members

The continuing resolution (CR) passed by Congress on September 30 included $28.6 billion in disaster relief supplemental appropriation. The funding had long been pursued by elected officials in…

October 4, 2021

NLIHC Urges States and Localities to Implement Eviction Protections after Supreme Court Ended CDC Moratorium

Memo to Members

The Supreme Court ruled on August 26 to end a temporary stay by a lower court that had slowed legal challenges to the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and…

October 4, 2021

Congress Passes Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Keep Federal Government Funded until Dec. 3

Memo to Members

Congress passed and the president signed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 30 extending current funding levels for the federal government until December 3, 2021, avoiding a government…

October 4, 2021

Representative Omar and Senator Merkley Introduce Affordable HOME Act

Memo to Members

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced on September 24 the “Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act,” which would address the nation’s housing…

October 4, 2021

Immediate Action Needed! Protect Housing for People Most in Need in ‘Build Back Better Act!’

Memo to Members

President Biden and congressional leaders are crafting an agreement with moderate Democrats to drastically cut the “Build Back Better Act” economic recovery package. The Washington Post reported on…

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