House Passes Coronavirus Relief Package with Over $40 Billion for Housing and Homelessness
The House of Representatives passed by a vote of 219 to 212 the “American Rescue Plan Act,” a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package containing $40 billion in essential housing and homelessness…
NLIHC and NHLP Urge HUD, USDA, and Treasury to Notify Tenants of CDC Eviction Moratorium
NLIHC and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent letters on February 23 to HUD, the Treasury Department, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging the agencies to take immediate…
Treasury Publishes Revised Emergency Rental Assistance FAQ with Significant Improvements
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released on February 22 a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to help states and communities quickly distribute more than $25 billion in emergency rental…
New Resource on Targeting Emergency Rental Assistance for Homelessness Prevention from the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
Partners leading the work on the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response on February 25 released a new resource to help communities target emergency rental assistance to prevent…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET1
Join today’s (March 1) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET to hear more about the ruling against the CDC eviction moratorium and needed next steps to…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s February 22 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, participants heard about the impact of the winter storm in Texas, discussed the Department of Treasury’s new…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – March 1, 2021
New NLIHC Resources Frequently Asked Questions: Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program “American Rescue Plan Act”: Estimated Allocations of Homeless Assistance Grants National Updates…
NLIHC Endorses Two Bills Acknowledging the Vital Importance of Affordable, Stable Housing
NLIHC endorsed two proposals acknowledging the fundamental necessity of affordable, stable housing. The first, the “Inalienable Rights Constitutional Amendment,” was introduced on January 28 by…
Tenant Talk Live! Surveillance in Rental Housing
Join resident leaders and NLIHC staff for the next Tenant Talk Live! webinar. Representatives from the Atlantic Plaza Towers Tenant Association, Fabian Rogers and Tranae Moran, will join us to…
House Expected to Vote This Week on $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on February 26 on the “American Rescue Plan,” a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that includes over $40 billion in housing and homelessness…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (February 22) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. Eric Samuels from the Texas Homeless Network will provide an update on the devastating…