NLIHC and NHLP Release Report on HUD’s Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) Program
Report finds that while RUSH offers vital support to disaster-impacted communities, improvements should be made before future implementation Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing…
NLIHC Statement on Actions Needed to Protect Renters During 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Washington, D.C. – Today, marks the start of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of…
NLIHC Statement on Reintroduction of the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of nearly 900 local, state, and national organizations support the…
NLIHC Statement on HUD’s New Disaster Housing Recovery Program to Address Homelessness
Washington, DC – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced yesterday, the creation of the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program to help the lowest-income and most…
FEMA Must Take Urgent Action to Address Wrongful Denial of Individual Assistance to Eligible Low-Income Disaster Survivors
NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition urge FEMA to ensure assistance for disaster survivors Washington, DC – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and its Disaster Housing…
President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Equitable Disaster Recovery from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian
Washington, D.C. – Today, Floridians are just beginning to assess the terrible damage caused by one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the region in years. The early images and stories of destruction…
NLIHC Statement on FEMA Program Assistance Reforms Supporting Nearly 100,000 Additional Disaster Survivors
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery hosted FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell for a hearing on a review of…
NLIHC Statement on HUD Decision that Texas GLO Discriminated Against People of Color in Distributing CDBG-MIT Funds
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Region VI Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity announced today that the Texas Government Land Office (GLO)…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel to Testify Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Hurricane María Disaster Relief
NLIHC urges Congress to prioritize the housing needs of the lowest-income and most marginalized people in disaster impacted areas. What: National Low Income Coalition (NLIHC) President and CEO…
Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – October 4, 2021
National Updates Congress Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards met with Congress last week in a bid to increase the amount of disaster recovery assistance headed to the state, which is still…
Additional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates - January 19, 2021
The NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition is convening and supporting disaster-impacted communities to ensure that federal disaster recovery efforts reach all impacted households, including…