How many hours a week does a minimum wage worker need to work to afford a two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent?
In what states would raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour allow minimum…
Today, Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the legislative text of their bipartisan housing finance reform proposal. The bill as drafted…
Sign your organization onto a letter from advocates around the country asking Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). In the first year of funding for the HTF,…
Rental housing affordability is an increasing challenge in every state and congressional district. Through tax reform legislation, Congress can make the tax code fairer for more families, reduce…
The United for Homes (UFH) campaign continues its series of monthly webinars for current campaign endorsers with “New Partners, New Voices: Expanding the United for Homes Campaign to Include Allies…
A Place to Call Home: The Case for Increased Federal Investments in Affordable Housing, a new report released by the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and NLIHC, compiles…
In his first address to Congress, President Donald Trump illustrated the controversy among GOP lawmakers on the Medicaid expansion aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by ensuring that “no one […
President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13777 requiring federal agencies like HUD to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force and designate a Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO) to oversee the…
Policy makers and advocates got an early glimpse at President Donald Trump’s FY18 budget proposal on February 28. The president’s budget would increase defense spending by $54 billion, paid for…
The House Financial Services Committee met in an open session on February 28 to approve the committee’s budget “views and estimates” for FY18, including those for HUD. The Committee stressed the…
HUD has approved 41 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans as of March 3. Of the 41, HUD has publicly identified 25: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho,…
NLIHC released its new report, The GAP: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, on March 2. The report finds a shortage of 7.4 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low income (ELI)…
