Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Hurricane MichaelThe National Employment Law Project has created a fact sheet for workers impacted by Hurricane Michael about how they can access Disaster Unemployment Assistance. There are also a...
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Fact of the Week: Among Households that Moved in the Past Two Years, Poor...
Source: American Housing Survey 2017.
View ArticleReport Assesses Impact of Rail Stations on Displacement in Los Angeles
In Sustainability and Displacement: Assessing the Spatial Pattern of Residential Moves Near Rail Transit, researchers from the National Center for Sustainable Transportation analyze the effects of rail...
View ArticleHousing Recovery Updates on the 2017 Disasters – October 29, 2018
The following is a review of additional 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...
View ArticleHousing Recovery Updates Related to the 2018 Disasters – October 29, 2018
The following is a review of housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Florence and Michael since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the article in last week’s Memo, see 10/22)....
View ArticleDHRC Members Submit Comments on Puerto Rico’s Action Plan Amendment for...
Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico (ALPR), a member of the NLIHC-led Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC), submitted comments on the Draft Substantial Amendment to the Action Plan for the use of federal...
View ArticleDHRC Calls for Immediate FEMA Action to Address Severe and Pressing Housing...
On behalf of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of nearly 800 local, state, and national organizations, NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA on October 26 urging the...
View ArticleSenator Booker Urges HUD to Forego Changes to Fair Housing Regulations
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter on October 12 to HUD Secretary Ben Carson urging him to halt HUD’s efforts to weaken its Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations, which help...
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Advocates Send Over 400 Letters to Congress Supporting Bipartisan Housing...
More than 400 letters have been sent to Congress by Opportunity Starts at Home advocates in support of the “Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act” (S.3231). The bill would...
View ArticleNLIHC Accepting Applications and Nominations for 2019 Organizing Awards
NLIHC is accepting applications and nominations for the 2019 Annual Organizing Awards. The NLIHC Organizing Awards recognize outstanding achievement during 2018 in statewide, regional, citywide,...
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Registration Opens for NLIHC 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment...
Registration is now open for NLIHC’s 2019 Housing Policy Forum: Seizing the Moment for Bold Solutions taking place in Washington, DC, March 27-29, 2019. Learn more about the Forum and register today...
View ArticleHUD Posts Three Reports on HOME Investments and Units by State and...
HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs has posted three frequently requested ad hoc reports about the HOME Investment Partnerships Program investments and units by state and by congressional...
View ArticleHUD Creates a Fair Housing Organization Database
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) has created a database of organizations funded through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and the Fair Housing Assistance Program...
View ArticleHUD Expands Availability of Tenant Protection Vouchers
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) sent a letter on October 22 informing public housing agencies that PIH will now provide tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) for unoccupied units if those...
View ArticleNLIHC Provides Initial Assessment of the Revised MTW Operations Notice
NLIHC has conducted an initial assessment of the “Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program Operations Notice” republished on October 11 in the Federal Register (see Memo, 10/15). The Operations...
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Local and State Ballot Initiatives Aim to Address Housing Affordability
Citizens in states and localities grappling with affordable housing issues are seeking policy solutions in the voting booths on November 6. NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes initiative is tracking ballot...
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Fact of the Week: LIHTC Homes Reaching Year 30 Affordability Restriction...
LIHTC = Low Income Housing Tax Credit Source: NLIHC and PAHRC, 2018.
View ArticleFreddie Mac Study Finds Use of Housing Tax Credits Difficult in Rural Middle...
Freddie Mac released a report, Spotlight on Underserved Markets: LIHTC in Rural Middle Appalachia, highlighting the unique characteristics and challenges of providing affordable housing in this...
View ArticleFreddie Mac Analysis Finds Housing Tax Credits in Indian Areas Insufficient...
Freddie Mac released a report, Spotlight on Underserved Markets: LIHTC in Indian Areas, highlighting the specific housing needs of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIANs) and the role of the Low...
View ArticleNLIHC Conducts Capitol Hill Briefing on How States Are Using the HTF to Build...
NLIHC held a Capitol Hill briefing titled “Bold Housing Solutions” on October 29. The briefing informed more than sixty staff of members of Congress about the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF); the...
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