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Fact of the Week: Far Greater Percentage of Non-Elderly Renters Experience...
Source: Urban Institute. (2019). Financial Distress among American Families: Evidence from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey. Washington, DC: Author.
View ArticleFinancial Distress Afflicts Lowest-Income Adults the Most, But Low- and...
A study by the Urban Institute, Financial Distress among American Families: Evidence from the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, found financial insecurity is greatest among the lowest-income adults in...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Updates – February 25, 2019
The following is a review of disaster housing recovery developments since the last edition of Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in the previous Memo, see 2/19).Congressional ActionAlthough...
View ArticleOpportunity Starts at Home Launches Sign-On Letter in Support of National...
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign has launched a sign-on letter calling on Congress to expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to at least $3.5 billion annually...
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Final FY’19 Funding Bill Includes $28 Million for Voucher Mobility Demonstration
The final FY’19 funding bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump on February 15 includes $28 million for the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration, which will provide voucher...
View ArticleJoin Nearly 2,000 Organizations on Letter Calling on Congress to Protect and...
Join nearly 2,000 national, statewide, regional, and local organizations that have signed onto a letter calling on Congress to dramatically increase funding to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF),...
View ArticleHUD Provides Instructions on When to Submit FY19 HTF Plan Documents
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued Notice: CPD-19-01 providing instructions about when jurisdictions should submit their FY19 national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation...
View ArticleRegister Today for Two Webinars on Effective Advocacy and NLIHC Policy...
NLIHC will hold two webinars in March on effective advocacy and NLIHC’s policy priorities in preparation for NLIHC’s annual Capitol Hill Lobby Day taking place on March 29 as part of NLIHC’s 2019...
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Register Today to Attend March 28 Reception Honoring Housing Leaders Rep....
Join NLIHC in recognizing 2019 Housing Leadership Award honorees Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO); Emma “Pinky” Clifford, executive director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing and...
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Early-Bird Registration for NLIHC’s March 27-29 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing...
Register for NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions by this Friday, March 1, to take advantage of the early-bird registration rate! The Forum will take place in...
View ArticleSign-On by March 1 to a Letter Calling on Congress to Lift Spending Caps and...
Groups concerned about transportation, housing, community development, and homelessness are working together to circulate a letter urging Congress to lift the austere Budget Control Act federal...
View ArticlePresidential Primaries to Feature New Debate Format, NLIHC Works to Keep...
The 2020 primary season is well underway, and several politicians have already announced their intention to run to be the Democratic candidate for president. To give as many candidates as possible the...
View ArticleHUD Implements $5 Million Set-Aside for Tenant Protection Vouchers in...
HUD issued a joint Notice implementing the use of the $5 million set-aside included in the FY18 appropriations for tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) for low-income households who may have to pay more...
View ArticleHUD Shortens REAC Inspection Notification Period, Announces Listening Sessions
HUD announced in a media release on February 20 a new Notice to reduce to 14 calendar days (from 120 days) the advance notification inspectors will give before conducting physical inspections of public...
View ArticleHouse Appropriations Subcommittees to Hold Hearings on Fair Housing and CDFIs
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) will hold a hearing on stakeholder perspectives on fair housing on February 27 at 10:00 a.m. ET in Room...
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