CHCDF Urges Congress to Provide Robust Funding for Housing and Community Development in Fiscal Year 2021
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF), a coalition of over 70 national housing and community development organizations led by NLIHC, sent on November 30 a letter to…
New Research Indicates Evictions Increase COVID-19 Cases and Deaths
Two recent publications from a team of interdisciplinary researchers document the profound impact of evictions on COVID-19 transmission and mortality. “Pandemic Housing Policy: Examining the…
Record-Breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Concludes
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season – the most active ever recorded – ended on November 30. The season saw a record number of 30 total storms, with 13 hurricanes including 6 classified as major…
Recording Available of NLIHC’s November 30 National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness
During the most recent national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, we discussed the impact of state and federal eviction moratoriums on the rate of COVID-19 infections and…
Additional Coronavirus Updates – December 7, 2020
National Updates The Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) announced on December 2 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real…
Community Catalyst Urges Federal Action on Housing Instability & Medicaid Coverage
Community Catalyst, a national advocacy organization working to build consumer and community leadership to transform the American health system, recently published an issue brief urging federal…
End of State Eviction Moratoriums Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Excess COVID Cases
Source: Leifheit et al., “Expiring Eviction Moratoriums and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality, 2020.
Washington, D.C. Expands Rental Assistance and Hotel Sheltering as COVID-19 Cases Rise
As COVID-19 cases rise throughout the country, Washington D.C.’s Department of Human Services (DHS), under the leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser, is expanding its Pandemic Emergency Program for…
NHLP to Hold December 16 Webinar on Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors during and after the Pandemic
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar discussing the housing rights of domestic violence survivors during and after the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar will be held on…
Join NLIHC’s National Call on Coronavirus, Disasters, Housing, and Homelessness Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (October 5) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness from 2:30-4 pm ET. Representatives from the National Council of State Housing Agencies and Stout will…
Unpaid Rent May Be as High as $34 Billion by End of the Year
A report from Stout, “Analysis of Current and Expected Rental Shortfall and Potential Evictions in the U.S.,” finds that between 9.7 and 14.2 million households, accounting for 23.3 to 34 million…