HUD PIH Issues Guidance Implementing HOTMA’s Section 103 Public Housing Over-Income Rule
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH-2023-03, which provides guidance on the implementation of Section 103, the “over-income” provision of the “Housing Opportunity…
March 20, 2023HUD Announces Restoration of 2013 Discriminatory Effects Rule
HUD provided a preview version of a final rule, “Restoring HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard,” on March 17. This final rule, when formally published in the Federal Register, will restore the 2013…
March 20, 2023NLIHC-Led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition Submits Comments on FEMA Equitable Disaster Recovery Guide for Local Officials
Writing on behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), NLIHC submitted comments to FEMA in response to a request for feedback regarding a new guide being prepared by the agency, “…
March 20, 2023HUD Announces Allocation of $3.3 Billion in Disaster Recovery Funds, Creation of New Disaster Recovery Office
HUD announced on March 15 that the agency would release an allocation of more than $3.3 billion in long-term recovery funds to seven states and territories impacted by disasters in 2022 and that it…
March 20, 2023GOP Congressmen Introduce “Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act” and Call for End to HUD Long-Term Disaster Recovery Program
Representatives David Rouzer (R-NC) and Garret Graves (R-LA) of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced the “Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act.” The bill would provide FEMA with the…
March 20, 2023OSAH Launches “Take Action!” Page to Urge Congress to Reject Any Proposal for Budget Cuts
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign launched a “Take Action” page enabling advocates to send pre-formatted letters to their federal elected officials urging them to provide the highest…
March 20, 2023HUD Report Finds Variations in Ability of New Voucher Recipients to Secure Housing
A report released by HUD, “Using HUD Administrative Data to Estimate Success Rates and Search Durations for New Voucher Recipients,” uses a new approach based on HUD administrative data to estimate…
March 20, 2023New Research on Emergency Housing Voucher Program Identifies Strategies to Address Homelessness, Including in Tight Housing Markets
New research released by the Terner Center for Housing Innovation, “Using Emergency Housing Vouchers to Address Homelessness,” explores the opportunities and challenges associated with the Emergency…
March 20, 2023Emergency Housing Voucher Lease-Up Rates Vary across Public Housing Authorities
Source: Economy, C., Finnigan, R., Espinoza, M., “Using Emergency Housing Vouchers to Address Homelessness,” 2023, https://bit.ly/3mV0KdN
March 20, 2023NLIHC to Honor Rep. Cori Bush, Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico, and John Parvensky with Housing Leadership Awards!
NLIHC will present housing leadership awards to Representative Cori Bush (D-MO), John Parvensky, and Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico at the 41st Annual Housing Leadership Awards Reception, which will be held…
March 20, 2023NLIHC in the News for the Week of March 12
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of March 12: “How homelessness is driving local politics in the West” Axios Salt Lake City, March 10 at: http://…
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