NLIHC submitted comments regarding HUD’s draft Operations Notice for Expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program (see Memo, 5/8). NLIHC conveyed strong opposition to the inclusion of…
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 allocations of state-by-state funding levels for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) from the…
Today, June 19, NLIHC will host a Senate briefing on the 2017 Out of Reach report and federal policy solutions to the growing affordable rental housing crisis. NLIHC encourages advocates to invite…
NLIHC submitted a letter responding to a HUD request in a Federal Register notice dated May 15, 2017 seeking suggestions for regulations “that may be outdated, ineffective, or exceedingly burdensome…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice CPD-17-6 encouraging CPD formula grantees to undertake comprehensive pre-disaster planning to be prepared to use CPD funds for…
President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Amy Cantu Thompson as HUD assistant secretary for public affairs. Ms. Thompson currently serves as the deputy assistant secretary for public…
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued the HTF IDIS User Manual for Grantees to show national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) state grantees how to set up, fund, draw funds for, and…
Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the “Second Chance Act of 2007” on June 13. If passed, this legislation would continue targeted funding for 5…
A report from the Urban Institute, Why Does Cash Welfare Depend on Where You Live? How and Why State TANF Programs Vary explores state variation in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)—a…
Source: NLIHC calculation of a national weighted-average Fair Market Rent; NLIHC calculation of affordable rent for average renter wage based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) QCEW, 2015 adjusted…
After a tense state legislative session, a $46 billion budget has passed in Minnesota with $77 million in bond funding for housing and more than $5 million in expanded support for homeless programs.…
In a new report by Enterprise Community Partners, Public Benefit from Publicly Owned Parcels: Effective Practices in Affordable Housing Development, Michael Spotts, Ahmad Abu-Khalaf, and Genevieve…
