HUD Releases New Recovery Dollars - But Continues to Illegally Withhold Funding for Puerto Rico
HUD announced in a December 3 press release that it had allocated over $2.3 billion in federal funds to support long-term disaster recovery in fifteen states and four territories. The funding, which…
NLIHC Board Member Shalonda Rivers Testifies to Congress on Health and Safety in HUD Housing
Shalonda Rivers, president of the Cordoba Courts Tenants Association in Opa Locka, FL, and member of the NLIHC board of directors, testified at a hearing on November 20 before the House Financial…
Committee Chair Waters and Representatives Tlaib and Pressley Urge HUD to Listen to Tenant Concerns as Part of NSPIRE Demonstration
House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to HUD Secretary Ben Carson on November 18 urging HUD to…
Senate Banking Committee Questions HUD Nominees about Harmful Proposals
The Senate Banking Committee on November 20 held a hearing for several individuals nominated for positions at HUD: Brian D. Montgomery for deputy secretary (see Memo 10/11), David C. Woll,…
Representative Maxine Waters Sends Letter to President Trump Criticizing Latest Proposals to Address Homelessness
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) sent a letter to President Donald Trump on October 28 condemning his reported plans to forcibly relocate individuals experiencing…
House Financial Services Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Health and Safety in HUD Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance will hold a hearing, “Safe and Decent? Examining the Current State of Residents’ Health and Safety in HUD…
HUD Posts FAQs about Increased Rent Payments for RAD Projects in Opportunity Zones
HUD will provide extra rent revenue of up to $100 per unit per month to a public housing project located in an Opportunity Zone that converts to Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA)…
Physical Conditions and Financial Viability of Early Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Projects Show Some Improvements
A recent report from HUD, Final Report: Evaluation of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), aims to evaluate the extent to which the RAD program has achieved its affordable housing…
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Federal Disaster Recovery
The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Building, and Emergency Management of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on federal disaster relief efforts on…
House Committee Holds Hearing on Housing Finance Reform
The House Financial Services Committee held a full committee hearing, “The End of Affordable Housing? A Review of the Trump Administration’s Plans to Change Housing Finance in America,” on October 22…
HUD Releases Evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
HUD released on October 22 a Final Report: Evaluation of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). The report has a chapter on the impact on residents of converting their public housing to one of…