The 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard reports that 40% of households are liquid-asset poor, meaning they lack savings to make ends meet for three months at the poverty level if their income is…
The fifth edition of the Menino Survey of Mayors from Boston University’s “Initiative on Cities” found that mayors across the political spectrum identify high housing costs as one of the biggest…
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 1/28). NLIHC also…
HUD Secretary Ben Carson and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on January 31 that they reached an agreement on how to address problems related to health, safety, and agency operations at…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on February 1 describing Housing Choice Voucher renewal and public housing Operating…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent an email to public housing agency (PHA) executive directors on February 1 describing Housing Choice Voucher renewal and public housing Operating…
As described by Dylan Matthews at Vox, a team of researchers at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy analyzed five bills recently proposed by Democratic presidential hopefuls or…
Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s agenda for the 116th Congress. A key piece of the agenda is to begin assessing proposals to reform the…
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and…
Major disasters in 2017 and 2018 caused immense damage, exacerbating the housing crisis in impacted communities and leaving low-income households with even fewer options for safe, sanitary, and…
The House has finalized the membership of committees and announced subcommittee leadership for the 116th Congress.
House Financial Services Committee
Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Ranking Member…
Senators Todd Young (R-ID), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced S. 291, the “Housing Choice Voucher Mobility…
