The Connection

NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes campaign is a nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue. In major federal election years, the…

NLIHC has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a technical partner with expertise in survey design and implementation to assist with a new NLIHC National Renter Survey.   Much of…

Last year, more than 13,400 people participated in a Homelessness and Housing First webinar series hosted by NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (The Alliance), and the Center on Budget…

NLIHC is gearing up to release the next issue of Tenant Talk in late April! Published twice a year, Tenant Talk is a newsletter that aims to engage tenants in housing advocacy and to highlight…

NLIHC released on March 14 its annual report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. This year’s report finds that the lowest-income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of 7.3 million affordable and…

NLIHC hosted a national HoUSed campaign call on March 11. We were joined by Daniel Brisson of the University of Denver’s Center for Housing and Homelessness Research, who discussed a basic income…

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced on March 11 her intention to retire. NLIHC thanks Secretary Fudge for her service with HUD and wishes her…

President Joe Biden and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge released on March 11 their full fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request. Overall, the budget request proposes $72.6 billion – essentially level…

NLIHC looks forward to connecting with attendees of our Housing Policy Forum 2024: An Unwavering Path Forward to Housing Justice, taking place next week at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill Hotel…

Last week, representatives from HUD spoke at the United Nations Buildings and Climate Forum in Paris, France, about the agency’s efforts to decarbonize and increase resiliency within its programs and…

NLIHC held a “Tenant Talk Meeting” on March 4 at which NLIHC staff presenters were joined by Ashia Wilson, manager of authentic engagement with the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH).…

For more than 20 years, NLIHC has offered a special pre-event session designed for tenants who attend the Coalition’s annual Housing Policy Forum. NLIHC’s 2024 Forum will feature a two-day session…