New Report Released on Unspent Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, How They Should be Reallocated, and Outstanding Need
A descriptive summary of emergency rental assistance spending (ERA) trends, Treasury Department reallocation, disparities between grantees’ remaining ERA funds and their outstanding need WASHINGTON…
May 26, 2022NLIHC and Housing Initiative at Penn Release Joint Report on Lessons for Permanent Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
NLIHC and Housing Initiative at Penn Release Joint Report on Lessons for Permanent Emergency Rental Assistance Programs WASHINGTON, DC – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and the…
March 10, 2022NLIHC Releases Report on the Use of Fact-Specific Proxy by Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
New report explores the use and impact of fact-specific proxy by nine ERA programs and makes suggestions about future implementation WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC…
February 17, 2022NLIHC Releases New Report on Emergency Rental Assistance among Indigenous Tribes
A descriptive analysis of characteristics, challenges, and lessons learned related to ERA programs administered by Tribes and Tribal Entities WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing…
January 27, 2022New Report Released on Tenant Protections and Emergency Rental Assistance
A descriptive analysis of more than 130 new state and local policies related to tenant protections and emergency rental assistance during and after the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, DC– The…
January 20, 2022ERA2 Spending Picks Up; Treasury Reallocates First Round of ERA1 Funds
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released updated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) spending data through November 30, 2021, revealing that an additional $1.5 billion in ERA1 and $1.35…
January 10, 2022NLIHC Analysis: Latest Emergency Rental Assistance Spending Data Shows Significant Progress; Long-term Solutions Needed to Keep Renters Stably Housed
WASHINGTON, DC– The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is tracking and analyzing all emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs in the U.S. Today, the Department of Treasury (Treasury)…
January 7, 2022NLIHC Updates Emergency Rental Assistance Spending Tracker to Include Second Round of ERA Funds
NLIHC updated the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Dashboard “Spending Tracker” to include spending progress for both the first and second rounds of ERA. ERA1 includes $25 billion for emergency…
December 13, 2021NLIHC Sends Letter to Treasury Department, Calls for Data Transparency on Emergency Rental Assistance
On behalf of NLIHC, the NLIHC End Rental Arrears to Stop Evictions (ERASE) cohort, and the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on…
December 13, 2021ERA2 Spending Accelerated, ERA1 Spending Dropped in October
Source: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Monthly Compliance Report: October 1-31, 2021, U.S. Department of the Treasury Note: ERA2 spending data for April through June are reported under June
December 13, 2021Some ERA Programs Close Application Portals as They Project Expending Funds
While many Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) programs funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury continue to distribute funds slowly, others have received enough applications to allocate all funds…
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