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Democrats’ Draft Party Platform Commits to Expanding the HTF and Section 8
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) published its draft party platform on Friday. The DNC Party Platform Drafting Committee voted on the draft 2016 party platform the previous week (see Memo, 6/27)...
View ArticleCoalition Letter Opposing Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act (S. 3100)
NLIHC Letter addressed to the Senate about opposing the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act (S. 3100)
View ArticleNLIHC Accepting Applications for Fall Internships
NLIHC is accepting resumes for fall 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with...
View ArticleTele-Briefing on Proposed Small Area FMR Rule
NLIHC, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition will host a tele-briefing to provide an overview of HUD’s...
View ArticleNLIHC Publishes Updated Congressional District and State Housing Profiles
NLIHC has updated its Congressional District and State Housing Profiles with Out of Reach 2016 data. The profiles are one-page snapshots of affordable rental housing and affordability in each of the...
View ArticleFrom the Field: NY Governor and Legislature Agree to Expand Supportive...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and State Legislative leaders ended the state’s annual legislative session on June 17 with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build 1,200 units of supportive...
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NLIHC Webinar on Mobilizing Voters
Sign up now to attend NLIHC’s final webinar in its 2016 Voterization series, “Mobilization: Getting Out the Vote,” taking place on Thursday, September 15 at 2:00 pm ET. This webinar will provide...
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Fact of the Week: Percent of Former Prisoners Experiencing Different Types of...
Source: Herbert, C.W., Morenoff, J.D., & Harding, D.J. (2015). Homelessness and housing insecurity among former prisoners. The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 1(2), 44–79....
View ArticleHomelessness and Housing Insecurity among Former Prisoners
A study published in the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences examines housing insecurity and homelessness among former prisoners. The study found high rates of housing insecurity...
View ArticleHUD Proposes New Voucher Administrative Fee Formula
HUD has proposed a new formula for determining the amount of funding that a public housing agency (PHA) receives to administer the Housing Choice voucher program. The new formula would be based on six...
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House Committee Holds Hearing on Alternative Approaches to Federal Budgeting
The House Budget Committee held a hearing on July 6 to discuss possible ways to reform the federal budget process. Committee Chair Tom Price (R-GA) opened the hearing by describing the dysfunction he...
View ArticleBroad Coalition Sends Letter to Congress to Support “Fair Chance at Housing...
NLIHC sent a letter this week to Congress to support Representative Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) leadership in introducing the “Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016” (H.R. 5085) that would help ensure people...
View ArticleSenate Fails to Approve Bill That Would Strip “Sanctuary Cities” of CDBG...
The Senate failed to approve the “Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act” (S. 3100), as the upper chamber did not meet the 60-vote threshold needed to end debate. The measure, introduced by Senator Pat...
View ArticleSenators Urge FHFA against Steps that Facilitate GSE Release from...
Key members of the Senate Banking Committee—Senators Bob Corker (R-TN), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Dean Heller (R-NV), Mark Warner (D-VA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)—sent a letter to Federal...
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Key Upcoming Dates Related to States’ HTF Allocation Plans
NLIHC provides state-specific information related to their national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocation plans. The state resources can be found at: http://bit.ly/28SEBVd. These state pages are updated...
View ArticleNLIHC Web Design Survey
NLIHC is in the process of redesigning our website, and before we proceed, we would really appreciate your feedback. This will ensure that we are providing the information you need, when you need it,...
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NLIHC Website Survey
NLIHC is in the process of redesigning it's website, and we'd like your feedback! Click Here to complete a brief survey!Image: Link: http://nlihc.org/website-redesign
View ArticleStatement from Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income...
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) commends Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) for introducing the new, expanded Affordable Housing...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Wisconsin Advocates Explore Intersections of Housing and...
The Wisconsin Collaborative for Affordable Housing (the Collaborative) hosted their 20th annual A Home for Everyone Conference on July 13-14, focusing this year on the crucial importance of affordable...
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Fact of the Week: Severely Cost-Burdened Renter Households by Income Group
Source: NLIHC Tabulations of 2014 ACS PUMS Data.Note: Severely cost-burdened households pay more than 50% of their income on rent and utilities. AMI = Area Median Income.
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