Recording Available of NLIHC’s March 8 National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed renters’ experiences during COVID-19, learned about a new resource as part of the “Framework…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – March 15, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development A HUD factsheet on eligible ESG program costs for infectious disease preparedness has been updated to include costs specific to…
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Achieving Racial Equity through Fair Access to Housing and Financial Services
The House Financial Services Committee held a remote hearing on March 10 titled “Justice for All: Achieving Racial Equity through Fair Access to Housing and Financial Services.” The hearing addressed…
New Research Released on Emergency Rental Assistance Program Strategies
Case study analysis of programs’ efforts to advance racial equity and serve extremely low-income people with emergency rental assistance WASHINGTON, DC– The University of Pennsylvania’s Housing…
Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill with Nearly $50 Billion for Housing and Homelessness Assistance
The Senate passed by a vote of 50 to 49 the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package containing nearly $50 billion in essential housing and homelessness assistance,…
NLIHC, NCLC, and NHLP Send Letter to CFPB and FTC Urging Immediate Action on Evictions and Home Foreclosures
NLIHC, National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and National Housing Law Project (NHLP), along with more than 80 other national organizations, sent a letter to the acting director of the Consumer…
Representatives Introduce Bill to Prohibit Reporting of COVID-19 Evictions on Tenant Credit Reports
Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) led 11 of his House colleagues in introducing on March 3 the “COVID-19 Eviction Consumer Report Fairness Act” (H.R. 1594). If enacted, the bill would require credit…
HUD CPD Issues Guidance on Which Unemployment Assistance Counts as Income during Pandemic
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice: CPD-21-03 providing guidance regarding whether to treat as income various forms of unemployment assistance provided during the…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Treasury and HUD Outlining Recommendations for Further Emergency Rental Assistance Guidance
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on behalf of NLIHC and its Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, HUD Acting Secretary Matt Ammon, and HUD…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET12
Join today’s (March 8) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will hear from Davin Reed and Eileen Divringi of the Federal Reserve Board of…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s March 1 National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we shared an overview of a new research note on practices to advance racial equity in emergency rental…