Additional Coronavirus Updates – February 8, 2021
Updated NLIHC Resources FAQ: Eligibility for Assistance Based on Immigration Status [Español] National Eviction Moratorium: FAQ for Renters [Español] Overview of Federal Eviction Moratorium…
“Best Practices in Organizing” to be Featured at NLIHC Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021, March 30-31
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021: A New Day, taking place March 30-31 from 1-5 pm ET, will feature a special session on the best practices in organizing for affordable homes, featuring the…
Eviction and Utility Disconnection Moratoriums Led to Fewer COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
A National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, “Housing Precarity & the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impacts of Utility Disconnection and Eviction Moratoria on Infections and Deaths Across US…
Congressional Leaders Announce Intent to Begin Budget Reconciliation Process for Coronavirus Relief Package
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) signaled on January 28 they would begin putting together a “shell” budget resolution with reconciliation instructions…
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium; Improvements and Additional Resources Needed
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order on January 29 extending the federal moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent through March 31, following a directive issued…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (February 1) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, to discuss the…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s January 25 National Call on “Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness”
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we were joined by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), who discussed the…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – February 1, 2021
National Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD released a statement on the swift action it has taken in the first week of the Biden administration to address the immediate…
Congressional Leaders to Address NLIHC Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021, March 30-31
NLIHC’s Virtual Housing Policy Forum 2021: A New Day, taking place March 30-31, 1-5 pm ET, will feature special presentations from key leaders in Congress, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi…
Study of Emergency Rental Assistance Programs Identifies Barriers and Best Practices
New research from NLIHC, the Housing Initiative at Penn, and NYU Furman Center examines key characteristics of emergency rental assistance programs and their relationship to program outcomes. The…
New Research Released on COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance
A joint analysis of a national survey of programs WASHINGTON, DC– The University of Pennsylvania’s Housing Initiative at Penn, the NYU Furman Center, and the National Low Income Housing Coalition (…