Fact of the Week: Latinos and Blacks Have Disproportionately High Liquid-Asset Poverty Rates
Source: 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard
February 11, 2019Fact of the Week: Most Rhode Island Landlords are Unwilling to Rent to Housing Voucher Holders, Especially in the Suburbs
Source: South Coast Fair Housing. (2019). It’s about the voucher: source of income discrimination in Rhode Island.
February 19, 2019Fact of the Week: Costs of Major Weather and Climate Events Has Grown Dramatically in Last Four Decades
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2019). U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
June 24, 2019NLIHC Publishes "The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2019" in Spanish ("La Brecha: La Escasez de Viviendas Asequibles 2019")
NLIHC released a Spanish edition of its report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2019 (La Brecha: La Escasez de Viviendas Asequibles 2019) on June 21. The report shows the shortage or surplus…
June 24, 2019Opportunity Starts at Home Collaborates with Where Will We Live to Elevate Resident Voices
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign’s latest podcast episode elevates the personal stories of seven people across the country whose lives have been transformed by…
June 24, 2019Senate Confirms Two HUD Assistant Secretaries
The Senate confirmed on June 20 Hunter Kurtz to be HUD assistant secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and Seth Appleton to be HUD assistant secretary for Policy Development and Research (PD…
June 24, 2019NLIHC Releases "Out of Reach 2019": National Housing Wage is Nearly $23 Per Hour for a Modest Two-Bedroom Rental
NLIHC released on June 18 the 30th anniversary edition of its report Out of Reach, which documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing throughout the U.S. The…
June 24, 2019"Our Homes, Our Votes, Our Iowa" Hosts Candidate Forum with Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro
Our Homes, Our Votes, Our Iowa, a nonpartisan candidate-engagement partnership between NLIHC and the Polk County Housing Trust Fund, attracted national attention on June 15 with its first town hall…
June 24, 2019Join June 26 Day of Action to Keep Families Together, Including Webinar with Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Join advocates around the country on June 26 for a Day of Action to Keep Families Together to oppose HUD’s cruel proposal to evict 25,000 mixed-status immigrant families, including 55,000 children…
June 24, 2019Members of Congress Oppose HUD Mixed-Status Immigrant-Family Rule
Members of Congress continue to express their strong opposition to a HUD-proposed rule that would evict 25,000 mixed-status immigrant families from subsidized housing. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-…
June 24, 2019House Voting on FY20 Transportation-HUD and Rural Development Funding Bills
The House has begun consideration of a five-bill spending package (“minibus”) for fiscal year (FY) 2020 that includes funding for affordable housing and community development programs at HUD and USDA…
June 24, 2019