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NLIHC’s Model NHTF Allocation Plan and Developer Advisory Group
NLIHC has produced a Model NHTF Allocation Plan for advocates to consider when engaging their state NHTF entity. NLIHC has also established an advisory group of affordable housing developers who have...
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HUD Issues NHTF Allocation Plan Guidance
The long-awaited NHTF Allocation Plan guidance from HUD was posted as Notice CPD-16-07 on April 28. The seven-page Notice primarily restates the interim regulations, with a few exceptions. The statute...
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Point of View by Sheila Crowley
When you read this, I will have spent my last day as a staff member of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. After 17-plus years here and 40 some years at this work, I have retired, at least for...
View ArticleStatement by National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane...
(Washington, D.C.) - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) applauds HUD Secretary Julián Castro’s announcement of state-by-state funding levels for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF)....
View ArticleDetroit NeighborWorks Training Institute, August 8-12
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) takes place August 8-12 in Detroit, MI. The NTI offers more than 100 course offerings in affordable housing development and financing, housing asset...
View ArticleWebinar on Healthy Housing for Older Adults, June 7
The National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition will host a webinar on Healthy Housing for Older Adults on June 7, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET. A panel of experts will speak about two successful...
View ArticleOnline Resource for Addressing LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
The National LGBTQ Task Force and True Colors Fund have released an on-line resource titled “At the Intersections: A Collaborative Resource on LGBTQ Youth Homelessness” that provides a comprehensive...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Louisiana Conference Brings Together Housing Advocates and...
The Louisiana Housing Alliance (LHA), an NLIHC state coalition partner, hosted its annual State Housing and Homelessness Conference in Baton Rouge on April 13-15. For the first time, LHA expanded the...
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Fact of the Week: Median Annual Utility Costs Per Square Foot by Race,...
Source: Drehobl, A., & Ross, L. (2016). Lifting the high energy burden in America’s largest cities: How energy efficiency can improve low income and underserved communities. Washington, D.C.:...
View ArticleLow Income, African American, and Renter Households Have Highest Energy Cost...
A report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy titled Lifting the High Energy Burden in America’s Largest Cities: How Energy Efficiency Can Improve Low Income and Underserved...
View ArticleStudy Identifies Barriers to Housing Choice and Mobility for Voucher Holders
A paper published in Housing Policy Debate by Erin Graves of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston titled “Rooms for Improvement: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program”...
View ArticleHUD Issues Notice on PHA Information Collection Related to Obtaining...
HUD has submitted a notice of proposed information collection requirements for public housing authorities to obtain criminal conviction records from law enforcement agencies to screen out or evict from...
View ArticleHUD Extends MTW Expansion Comment Period, Establishes MTW Advisory Committee
HUD extended to May 18 the deadline for public input regarding specific policy proposals and the research and evaluation methods to be implemented as part of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration...
View ArticleSenate Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Improving Outcomes for Vulnerable...
The Senate Committee on Finance will hold a hearing titled “Can Evidence Based Practices Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Individuals and Families?” Witnesses include:Gordon L. Berlin, MDRC, New...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on US and UK Models for Affordable Housing
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing titled “The Future of Housing in America: A Comparison of the United Kingdom and the United States Models for...
View ArticleHouse Resolution Recognizes Importance of Fair Housing Act
Representative Al Green (D-TX) and 14 other Democrats introduced a resolution to support the goals and ideals of the “Fair Housing Act” (FHA) and to recognize Fair Housing Month, celebrated in April to...
View ArticleHouse Bill Would Further Expand Moving to Work
Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) introduced H.R. 5137, “The Moving to Work Reformation and Expansion Act of 2016,” on April 29. The bill would remove the cap on the number of public housing...
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House Won’t Vote on Budget Resolution This Week, Senate Might Move THUD...
A spokesperson for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House will not vote on a budget resolution when lawmakers return this week from recess. Republicans were cautiously...
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HUD Publishes Housing Trust Fund State Allocations of Nearly $174 Million
HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced the allocation of 2016 Housing Trust Fund (HTF) resources to each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas on May 4. A formal Federal...
View ArticleOut of Reach 2015: Arizona
In Arizona, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $877. In order to afford this level of rent and utilities – without paying more than 30% of income on housing – a household must...
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