NLIHC 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…
NLIHC 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…
ERA2 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
Some 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…
NLIHC Report Finds $1.2 Billion at Risk of Reallocation, Recommends Actions for Recapture and Reallocation
NLIHC released a report, Emergency Rental Assistance Spending and Performance Trends, on the progress of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA1) programs in their…
NLIHC Sends Letter to Treasury Calling for Additional ERA Reallocation Guidance
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter on November 4 to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, and White House Senior Advisor Gene Sperling,…
Research Shows Landlord-Tenant Relationship Influences ERA Applications
Recent research from Urban Institute and Avail demonstrates that as awareness of emergency rental assistance increases, existing relationships between small landlords and tenants influence…
Members of Congress Urge Treasury to Provide Further Guidance on ERA Reallocation
Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led 52 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on November 3 requesting additional information…
Fact of the Week: Nearly Two-Thirds of State Emergency Rental Assistance Grantees at Risk of Funding Recapture and Reallocation
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1) Interim Report, January 1 - September 30, 2021 Note: “Share of Funds Distributed to Renter Households” refers…
Recording Available of October 25 National HoUSed Call
On our most recent (October 25) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) discussed the housing investments in the Build Back Better Act. “We’ve got a…
September Data Show 40% of ERA1 Allocation Disbursed, Many Grantees Remain at Risk of Funding Recapture and Reallocation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released updated Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program spending data through September 30, revealing that an additional $2.6 billion in ERA1 and $354 million…