Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the “Housing for Homeless Students Act” (H.R. 5290), which would allow full-time students who are or recently have been homeless to qualify for rental…
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will release tomorrow the House Republicans’ policy proposals for combatting poverty in America. In February, Speaker Ryan tasked House Republican leaders to develop a…
The Arizona state housing trust fund, one of the oldest housing trust funds in the nation, will soon double its funding as a result of the passage of HB 2666, the “Governor’s Economic Opportunity…
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) published a paper, “National Housing Trust Fund: Promoting Fair Housing in State Allocation Plans,” providing guidelines to ensure that states…
The House Committee on Appropriations approved its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) spending bill by a voice vote on May 24. As we reported last week,…
The House Budget Committee held hearing on March 25 to renew its efforts to reform the congressional budget process. The hearing, the first in a series, was marked by disagreement between the parties…
The House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on May 24 titled “Moving America’s Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity.” A number of witnesses…
NLIHC submitted comments on HUD’s proposed Assessment Tool to be used by public housing agencies (PHAs) to conduct an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) in compliance with the new Affirmatively…
NLIHC has produced two new resources for advocates, state agencies and developers related to developing and operating housing affordable to extremely low income (ELI) households with national Housing…
Principle Deputy Secretary for Community Planning and Development Harriet Tregoning sent a letter to state agencies responsible for administering the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), offering…
HUD published an FAQ describing the elements that must be included in a state’s set of rehabilitation standards for housing assisted with national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) funds. If a state intends…
HUD has developed a sample national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plan form, called Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan Guide 2016. States may use the sample form to submit their HTF Allocation…
