NLIHC 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 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,…
November 8, 2021Members 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…
November 8, 2021Treasury Releases Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Reallocation Guidance
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on October 4 issued guidance on reallocating the $25 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA), referred to as “ERA1,” appropriated under the Consolidated…
October 12, 2021Spending Data Show Four in Ten Emergency Rental Assistance Programs are at Risk of Recapture and Reallocation of Funds
According to recent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, emergency rental assistance (ERA) programs that did not reach a 30% expenditure ratio by September 30 risk having a portion…
October 12, 2021Office of the Inspector General Finds HUD Struggles to Ensure Maximum Voucher Use
HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published HUD’s Oversight of Voucher Utilization and Reallocation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which reports that HUD faces challenges ensuring…
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