NLIHC Statement on Trump Administration's Directive to Terminate Half of All HUD Staff
Washington, D.C. – The Trump Administration is expected to terminate half of all employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).“President Trump’s directive will cause more…
NLIHC Statement on Hearing for HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held today a hearing to discuss the nomination of Scott Turner to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of…
NLIHC Statement on Rent Cap in LIHTC Properties
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to limit rent increases in rental properties financed with federal Low Income…
NLIHC Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address
Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds President Biden for outlining key proposals in his annual State of the Union address related to America’s affordable…
NLIHC Statement on Congress’s Bipartisan Tax Proposal
Washington, D.C. – Congressional leaders today announced a bipartisan tax proposal that expands the Child Tax Credit and certain provisions of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). However, the…
NLIHC, NAEH, CBPP Joint Statement on HUD’s Release of 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report: Part 1
Washington, D.C. – HUD will soon release its 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR): Part 1. The report provides an annual Point-in-Time (PIT) estimate of the number of people…
NLIHC Statement on HUD’s Release of 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR): Part 2
Washington, D.C. – HUD released yesterday its 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR): Part 2. The 2021 AHAR: Part 2 is an annual estimate of the number of people experiencing homelessness in…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Topline Funding Levels for HUD Programs in the FY24 Budget
Washington, D.C. – The House and Senate Appropriations Committees released topline funding allocations for the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending…
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2023: The High Cost of Housing
Report shows rents are moving further out of reach for low-income renters as pandemic-era benefit programs expire Washington, D.C. – The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released today…
NLIHC Urges Renter Protections for Households Living in Rental Properties with Federally Backed Mortgages
Washington, D.C. - The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued yesterday a Request for Input (RFI) on how the agency can create and enforce renter protections for households living in rental…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel Statement on Debt Ceiling Agreement
Washington, D.C. – House Republicans held our nation’s lowest-income people hostage in exchange for lifting the debt ceiling. By preventing necessary inflationary cost increases for critical HUD…