NLIHC’s Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding Sends Letter to House and Senate THUD Appropriators on FY21 Spending Bill
NLIHC’s Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter on August 27 to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development…
HUD SNAPS Office Posts Updated Version of CoC Tool for Analyzing Racial Disparities in Homelessness
HUD’s Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) announced an updated version of its Continuum of Care (CoC) “CoC Analysis Tool: Race and Ethnicity” on August 25. SNAPS, which is in the…
HUD PIH Notice Extends Assisted Unit Standard for Voucher Rent Reasonableness Assessment
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted Notice PIH 2020-19 on August 21 modifying the standard for determining whether a unit is considered “assisted” in the Housing Choice Voucher (…
HUD PIH Publishes Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion Operations Notice
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted the final “Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program” in the Federal Register on August 28. This…
New Podcast Episode with ZERO TO THREE
The Opportunity Starts at Home multisector affordable homes campaign released its 25th podcast episode, entitled “Early Childhood Development & Housing Stability.” In this episode, the campaign…
NLIHC, Members of Congress, and Others Honor Jennifer Ho, Bill Faith, and Shauna Sorrells with the 2020 Housing Leadership Awards
NLIHC, joined by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tina Smith (D-MN), Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), and others, presented Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Bill Faith, and Shauna Sorrells with the 2020…
Democratic Party and the Republican Party Platforms Address Affordable Housing
The recently adopted Democratic Party platform and Republican Party platform from 2016 (the Republicans did not adopt a new platform in 2020) both address housing-related policies, but the…
“Protecting Low-Income People from Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging” - Webinar on September 17
Learn what you need to know about “Protecting Low-Income People from Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging Tactics” during the next NLIHC Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on September 17 at 3 pm ET.…
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2020 in Spanish (Fuera de Alcance 2020)
NLIHC released a Spanish edition of its report Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing 2020 (Fuera de Alcance: El Alto Costo de la Vivienda 2020) on August 25. The report documents the significant…
Housing Voucher Denial Rates Higher in Boundaries for High-Performing Schools
In “Why Schools Should Care about Housing Voucher Discrimination,” scholars at the Urban Institute find that landlords were more likely to deny applicants with Housing Choice Vouchers in the…
Updated Data Available for the National Housing Preservation Database
The National Housing Preservation Database, maintained by NLIHC and the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC), is a tool for advocates and researchers to identify federally…