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…
HUD held a webinar on October 10 on the key provisions of the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program that most affect public housing residents. After a brief background of “Why RAD” and RAD’s…
As NLIHC seeks to defend federal affordable housing programs and work for their expansion, the voices of public housing residents, residents in other federally-subsidized housing, and voucher holders…
NLIHC released on October 17 the fall 2019 edition of Tenant Talk: Protecting Public Housing from Political Storms, a publication dedicated to low-income residents and their allies. This newest…
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) introduced the “Public Housing Emergency Response Act” (H.R. 4546) on September 27. If enacted, the bill would authorize an additional $70 billion for HUD’s…
HUD published on September 17 proposed changes to the regulations for the public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Section 8 project-based rental assistance programs, implementing income-…
The “Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act (CO ALERTS Act)” (H.R. 1690) introduced by Representative Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL) unanimously passed the House on September 10.…
People’s Action released its vision for a national “Homes Guarantee” policy on September 5. The proposal involves “proactive” and “reparative” approaches to address the root causes of housing…
A recently published research brief from the Furman Center, NYCHA’s Road Ahead: Capital and Operating Budget Needs, Shortfalls, and Plans, reviewed how the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA…
