Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the “Trafficking Victims Housing Act of 2017” (S.2305) on January 11. The bill would require the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) to conduct a…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2018-01 on January 17 providing guidance regarding the provisions of the Small Area Fair Market Rent (Small Area FMR or SAFMR) rule.…
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt sent a letter and an accompanying report to the Senate Banking Committee on January 16 to provide the agency’s perspective on housing finance…
A study by Megan Sandel, Richard Sheward, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, and others published in Pediatrics, “Unstable Housing and Caregiver and Child Health in Renter Families,” finds that housing…
A paper by The Urban Institute, Work Requirements in Public Housing Authorities, examines work requirements for public housing and housing choice voucher (HCVs). The large majority of families…
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) is seeking to reduce public assistance for low income people in Wisconsin and to increase barriers to accessing the support they need. Mr. Walker is calling a…
The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) Education Fund is seeking applications for its scholarship program. The NLHA Education Fund was created in 2007 to provide educational assistance to…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of January 14
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of January 14:
“Berkeley low-income seniors get a fresh start at…
NLIHC is accepting applications for a National Multisector Campaign Coordinator to support the implementation of a long-term multisector affordable housing campaign.
Background:
After a year-long…
NLIHC welcomes Victoria (Tori) Bourret as our new housing advocacy organizer. In this position, Tori will mobilize NLIHC members on federal policy advocacy.. Prior to her position at NLIHC, Tori…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
CHAPA Federal Forum On Affordable Housing & Community Development,…
