National Housing Conference Releases Annual Paycheck to Paycheck Report
The National Housing Conference (NHC) released its annual Paycheck to Paycheck report, Paycheck to Paycheck: Building Homes Affordable to Home Builders, focusing this year on the rental and…
NLIHC in the News for the Week of April 14
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 14. “Ben Carson Wants To Evict Families With Undocumented Immigrants From Public Housing,” BuzzFeedNews…
Now Available Online: Spring 2019 Tenant Talk and Advocates’ Guide 2019
NLIHC released two new resources online: the Spring 2019 edition of Tenant Talk: Gentrification and Neighborhood Revitalization: What’s the Difference?, a publication for low-income residents, and…
NLIHC Seeks Housing Policy Analyst
NLIHC seeks a housing policy analyst responsible for identifying, analyzing, advocating, and engaging the Coalition’s membership and network in action on federal policy and regulatory activities…
Where to Find Us – April 22
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months: Building Michigan Communities Conference, Lansing, MI, April 30 Nevada HAND…
Racial Disparities Among Extremely Low-Income Renters
Black, Native American, and Hispanic households are more likely than white households to be extremely low-income renters - with incomes at or below the poverty level or 30% of their area median…
Homelessness in the U.S. Creeps Upwards in the Past Two Years, Disproportionately Affects Minorities
The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) released its annual report, The State of Homelessness in America, using data from HUD’s annual Point-in-Time Count. While the report finds…
Fact of the Week: Racial and Ethnic Minorities Make Up Majority of Extremely Low-Income Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Renters
Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2017 ACS PUMS data. NLIHC’s The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes Extremely Low-Income (ELI): At or below the poverty line or 30% of area median income (AMI); Very…
From the Field: City of San Jose Takes Bold Step to Prioritize Housing for Extremely Low Income People
The San Jose City Council voted unanimously on April 9 to pass a new Housing Investment Plan that will establish new funding targets for housing programs. Extremely low-income (ELI) households, those…
Utah Advocates Win Expanded Protections and Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
The Utah State Legislature adjourned on March 14 after a busy 45-day session. There were some notable successes for advocates leading the fight to end homelessness and housing poverty in Utah, but…
Kentucky State Legislature Passes Youth Homeless Assistance Bill, Establishes Affordable Housing Caucus
NLIHC state partner Homeless & Housing Coalition of Kentucky secured two legislative victories in late-March. The state legislature passed a bill (HB378) that establishes two provisions for youth…