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NLIHC UPDATE: Republican Anti-Poverty Agenda: Statement by Diane Yentel,...
Today, Speaker Ryan and House Republicans released an anti-poverty agenda (http://abetterway.speaker.gov/). The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) welcomes a national conversation on...
View ArticleFrom the Field: CA Advocates Express Concerns about Governor Brown’s Proposal...
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) released on May 13 the “May Revise” update to his 2016-2017 budget proposal, and it included a controversial proposal to expedite rental housing development...
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Donald Trump Opposes HUD’s Fair Housing Rule
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump indicated during a meeting with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino on June 7 that, if elected, he would rescind HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering...
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Fact of the Week: Craigslist Rental Listings Below Fair Market Rent in Ten...
Source: Boeing, Geoff and Waddell, Paul (2016) New Insights into Rental Markets across the United States: Web Scraping Big Data to Analyze Craigslist. University of California, Berkeley....
View ArticleStudy Uses Craigslist to Examine Rental Housing Markets
A report titled New Insights into Rental Markets across the United States: Web Scraping Big Data to Analyze Craigslist by Geoff Boeing and Paul Waddell of the University of California, Berkeley, uses...
View ArticleGAO Report Continues to Fault IRS for Lax Housing Tax Credit Oversight
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report concluding that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to exercise lax oversight of state and local agencies that allocate tax credits...
View ArticleUSICH Releases Criteria and Benchmark for Ending Chronic Homelessness
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released guidance issuing criteria and a benchmark for local communities to use in their efforts to end chronic homelessness. The document offers...
View ArticleHUD Releases New Toolkit to Reduce Lead Hazards
HUD Secretary Julián Castro announced on June 13 the release of a new toolkit aimed at eliminating lead-based paint hazards in HUD-assisted housing. The Lead-Safe Homes, Lead-Free Kids Toolkit provides...
View ArticleNotice Provides Voucher Portability Guidance
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued guidance regarding Housing Choice voucher (HCV) portability and the ability of voucher holders to rent a home anywhere there is a public housing...
View ArticleNonprofits Support New Overtime Rule
NLIHC signed onto a letter with over 100 other nonprofit organizations in support of the Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation that increases the number of people eligible to earn overtime pay....
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Status of THUD Appropriations Uncertain; Defense Spending Amendment Defeated
The Senate has agreed to negotiate with the House on the spending package that includes, among other things, the Senate’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)...
View ArticleHearing to be Held on USDA Rural Development Programs in Native Communities
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing titled, “Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs in Native Communities.” The Committee has not yet announced who will testify at...
View ArticleCAP Holds Forum on Reducing Poverty
The Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a conversation on June 7th with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) regarding policies to reduce poverty and...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Release Anti-Poverty Agenda
House Speaker Paul Ryan (D-WI) and the Republican Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility released on June 7 an anti-poverty agenda titled “A Better Way: Poverty, Opportunity, and...
View ArticleStates Prepare Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plans
Most national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) state administering agencies have made significant progress in preparing their HTF Allocation Plans. The plans are required to receive their first disbursements...
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NHTF State Allocation Plan Information
In advance of the first allocations of the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), NLIHC is working with leaders in each state, as well as District of Columbia, who will mobilize advocates in support...
View ArticleWebinar on Protecting Tenants in RAD Communities
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar focused on protecting tenants in communities where their public housing is being converted to project-based vouchers (PBV) or Section 8...
View ArticleCongressional Briefing on Why Housing Matters in Criminal Justice Reform
NLIHC is cosponsoring a congressional briefing on June 24 at 2 pm at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC, that focuses on why housing matters in criminal justice reform. The briefing will...
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Live NLIHC Podcast on Out of Reach 2016
NLIHC will be airing a live podcast radio show to discuss the findings of this year’s Out of Reach report and the housing affordability crisis in the U.S. Listeners will have the opportunity to call-in...
View ArticleFrom the Field: North Carolina Housing Advocates Anticipate Budget Victory
Emphasizing housing as a bipartisan issue, the North Carolina Housing Coalition (NC Housing Coalition), an NLIHC state partner, has played a lead role to reverse a decade-long trend of declining levels...
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