Additional Coronavirus Updates - Monday, April 27, 2020
NLIHC will be hosting weekly national calls on COVID-19 and housing/homelessness on Monday afternoons. The next call is this coming Monday, April 20 at 2:30 to 4 pm ET. Participants include former…
Multi-Sector Advocates Send Letters to Congress Urging Housing Investments in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Over the past two weeks, advocates sent 850 letters to Congress through the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign. The letters urge Congress to include housing…
In New Survey, Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Lost Household Income Due to COVID-19
The Pew Research Center released a summary of a national survey conducted April 7-12, which found that 52% of lower-income Americans report that they or someone in their household has lost a job or…
Majorities of Lower-Income and Hispanic Households Experience Job Loss or Pay Cut Due to COVID-19
Source: Pew Research Center, 2020.
Join NLIHC’s “Coronavirus, Housing and Homelessness” Call Today at 2:30 p.m. ET!
NLIHC and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition host weekly national calls on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” every Monday at 2:30 pm ET. These calls feature leaders from…
Representative Omar Introduces Bill to Cancel Rent Payments during Pandemic
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced on April 17 the “Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act” to institute a nationwide cancellation of rents and home mortgage payments through the duration of the…
51 Representatives Urge House and Senate Leaders to Include $100 Billion in Emergency Rental Assistance in Next COVID-19 Response Bill
A group of 51 U.S. representatives, led by Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), sent a letter on April 10 to House and Senate leaders urging them to include $100…
HUD Clarifies that Four CARES Act CDBG Provisions Are Immediately Available
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced that four provisions in “The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act) pertaining to the Community Development…
HUD Issues Overall HOME Program Waivers
HUD Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) John Gibbs signed a Memorandum, “Availability of Waivers and Suspensions of the HOME Program Requirements in Response to…
HUD Issues HOME Tenant-Based Assistance Program Waivers
HUD Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CPD) John Gibbs signed a Memorandum, “Suspensions and Waivers to Facilitate Use of HOME-Assisted Tenant-Based Rental Assistance…
HUD Issues CARES Act Mortgage Relief Guidance
HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2020-09 on April 10 implementing a standard forbearance protocol for multifamily borrowers, servicers, and lenders that follows provisions of Section 4023 of the “…