The Tax Policy Center (TPC), a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, recently completed a new analysis for NLIHC to determine the impact of proposed changes to the…
On March 21, nearly six months into FY13, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. The bill containing the CR, H.R. 933,…
Senators Mike Johanns (R-NE) and Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced the Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act, S. 576, on March 14. The legislation would allow for greater flexibility from public…
Representative Patrick Meehan (R-PA) reintroduced legislation that would allow public housing agencies to divert voucher payments from landlords who are delinquent on local school or property taxes…
Hearing on Waste, Fraud at HUDThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an April 5 hearing on reports of waste, fraud and abuse at HUD. Hearing on Future of…
HUD and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) finalized a voluntary compliance agreement (VCA) on March 1, 2013 in response to public housing residents’ complaints regarding CHA’s failure to comply…
Representatives of 24 of NLIHC state coalition partner organizations gathered in Washington, D.C. March 16 and 17 for their semi-annual meeting, held in conjunction with the 2013 Annual Policy…
A new analysis of data in NLIHC’s Out of Reach from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) shows that a total of 22.5 million families in the United States do not make enough annually…
At its meeting on March 16, the Board of Directors of the National Low Income Housing Coalition elected new members, reelected continuing members, and thanked outgoing board members. The board also…
NLIHC presented four awards during its 2013 Housing Policy Conference.Nikole Hannah-Jones of ProPublica received NLIHC’s 2013 Media Award for her award-winning series, “Living Apart: Fair Housing in…
The National Low Income Housing Coalition held its 31st Annual Leadership Awards Reception on March 19 in Washington, D.C. NLIHC honored housing scholar Chester Hartman, Ph.D. with the Cushing Niles…
