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Fact of the Week: Modest Two-Bedroom Rental Apartments Out of Reach for...
Source: NLIHC’s Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing, 2018
View ArticleStudy Finds “Selective Memory Planning” by HUD in the HOPE VI Program
A study published in Housing Policy Debate, “Broken Promises or Selective Memory Planning? A National Picture of HOPE VI Plans and Realities” by Lawrence Vale, Shomon Shamsuddin, and Nicholas Kelly...
View ArticleHUD Notice Sets HOTMA Over-Income Limit
HUD published a Federal Register notice on July 26 announcing the method it will use to determine the over-income limit of 120% of the area median income (AMI) as required by the “Housing Opportunity...
View ArticleRepresentative Clyburn Introduces Bill to Expand Housing Tax Credit
Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) introduced the “Restoring Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Act” (HR 6542) on July 26. The bill would increase the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) annual...
View ArticleAdditional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – July 30
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in...
View ArticleHUD Releases Housing Damage Assessment and Recovery Strategies Report on...
HUD and other federal agencies, including FEMA, issued a Housing Damage and Recovery Strategies Reporton June 29 summarizing the pre-disaster housing market conditions in Puerto Rico, recovery issues...
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Register Now for Opportunity Starts at Home Informational Webinar, August 16
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign will host its first informational webinar on August 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET. The free webinar, “Broadening the Housing Movement,” is open to all individuals and...
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Our Homes, Our Votes Launches New Website, Offers July 31 Webinar
As part of the 2018 Our Homes, Our Votes project, NLIHC has launched a new website that contains the information and resources organizations need to plan and execute successful nonpartisan...
View ArticleHouse Committee Passes Bills that Would Cut Housing Benefits and Homeless...
The House Financial Services Committee passed, on a party-line vote, the “Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017” (HR 2069) on July 24. The bill aims to provide housing assistance to youth...
View ArticleContact Your Senators Today about Spending Bill, Fair Housing, and More!
The Senate continues to debate an FY19 spending bill and will likely vote on amendments as soon as Tuesday, July 31. Call your senators today, urging them to defeat several harmful amendments that...
View ArticleSenate Passes FY19 THUD Bill. Register for an August 6 Webinar to Learn More
The Senate voted 92-6 today, August 1, to approve its fiscal year (FY) 2019 Transportation-HUD (THUD) spending bill, which provides robust funding for affordable housing and community development...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Federal ResponseHUDHUD has approved Puerto Rico’s plan for spending the $1.5 billion allocation from the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery to assist in long-term recovery from...
View ArticleNational Low Income Housing Coalition President & CEO Diane Yentel Lauds...
Washington, DC - Senator Booker’s ambitious proposal would go a long way toward alleviating the housing crisis by addressing both the widening gap between incomes and housing costs and issues of...
View ArticleLawsuit Aims to Eliminate the Los Angeles City Council’s “Pocket Veto”...
The City of Los Angeles may soon find itself in court to defend a long-standing policy that allows individual city council members to quietly block affordable and supportive housing developments...
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Fact of the Week: Lowest Income Households Constitute the Greatest Share of...
Source: NLIHC tabulation of 2016 ACS PUMS.
View ArticleWork Requirements with Supportive Services May Increase Tenants’ Incomes But...
A study published in Cityscape, “Work Requirements and Well-Being in Public Housing” by Kirstin Frescoln, Mai Thi Nguyen, William Rohe, and Michael Webb, examines how work requirements imposed by the...
View ArticlePHAs Were Required to Have Smoke-Free Policies in Place by July 31
Public housing agencies (PHAs) were required to implement smoke-free policies by July 31. A final rule published on December 5, 2016, required PHAs to design and implement policies prohibiting the use...
View ArticleSample Comment Letter and Sign-On Letter to Protect Disparate Impact Rule
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) has prepared a sample comment letter and a more detailed sign-on letter in response to HUD’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments regarding...
View ArticleHUD Sends AFFH Streamlining Pre-Rule to OMB
HUD sent on August 2 a pre-rule, “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing [AFFH]: Streamlining and Enhancement,” for review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of...
View ArticleAdditional Disaster Housing Recovery Updates – August 6
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in...
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