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HUD Releases 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
HUD released The 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress this past week. A total of 549,928 individuals were homeless on a single night in January 2016, representing a 3% decline in...
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House Republicans Opt for Stopgap Spending Bill through March
House Republicans have agreed on a plan to fund the federal government through March to avoid negotiating with President Obama over a final spending package for FY17. The stopgap spending measure,...
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We Want to Hear from You! Share Your Housing Success Story with Members of...
We have our work cut out for us in the coming years. Threats to critical affordable housing programs that serve the poorest households are real and significant. President-elect Donald Trump has...
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NLIHC Accepting Nominations for 2017 NLIHC Organizing Award
Submit your nominations to NLIHC for the 2017 Annual Organizing Award. The Organizing Award recognizes outstanding achievement during 2016 in state, local and/or resident organizing activity that...
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Engage with Leaders from Capitol Hill and New Administration at NLIHC 2017...
NLIHC’s 2017 Housing Policy Forum in Washington, DC, April 2-4, will provide attendees the opportunity to engage with leaders from Capitol Hill and the new Administration on the state of affordable...
View ArticleStatement from Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Low Income...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is committed to working with the next Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary to ensure the country’s poorest...
View ArticleSlides from Webinar on RAD Fair Housing and Relocation Guidance Available
HUD conducted a webinar on November 17 highlighting key features of Notice H 2016-17/PIH 2016-17 providing guidance on fair housing and civil rights and on resident relocation statutory and regulatory...
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HUD Explains How It Proposes to Implement New Public Housing Income Limits
HUD published a notice in the Federal Register informing the public about how HUD proposes to implement the new public housing income limit provision of HOTMA, the Housing Opportunity Through...
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HUD Issues Final Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule
HUD released the final rule requiring public housing agencies (PHAs) to implement a smoke-free policy within 18 months. The final rule has only one change from the proposed rule (see Memo, 11/16/15),...
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Twenty-Eight HTF Allocation Plans Approved To Date
Twenty-eight national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plans have been approved by HUD as of December 1. HUD has obligated seven HTF grants and is reviewing 13 resubmitted Allocation Plans. HUD is...
View ArticleNLIHC and Housing Advocates Provide Recommendations to Trump Transition Team
NLIHC and the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF), a coalition of 70 national housing, homeless, and community development organizations working toward the highest possible...
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Advocates Warn Congress of Danger of a Stopgap Spending Bill at FY16 Funding...
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF) sent a letter to Members of Congress explaining why a stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), puts the FY17 affordable...
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Congress to Vote on Continuing Resolution This Week
Congress is expected to vote on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) this week to fund the federal government before the current CR expires on December 9. While House Republicans initially pushed...
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Submit Nominations for 2017 NLIHC Organizing Award
NLIHC is accepting nominations for the 2017 Annual Organizing Award. The Organizing Award recognizes outstanding achievement during 2016 in state, local and/or resident organizing activity that...
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Register Now for NLIHC 2017 Housing Policy Forum: Advancing Solutions in a...
NLIHC’s 2017 Housing Policy Forum: Advancing Solutions in a Changing Landscape, taking place in Washington, DC, April 2-4, will provide attendees the opportunity to engage with leaders from Capitol...
View ArticleJoin SAVE for All Letter Urging President and Congress to Protect and Assist...
The Strengthening America’s Value and Economy (SAVE) for All Campaign is circulating a coalition letter urging Congress and President-elect Donald Trump to support policies that protect and assist low...
View ArticleSubmit Affordable Housing Success Story to Share with Congress by December 15
Affordable housing advocates have our work cut out for us in the coming years. Threats to critical affordable housing programs that serve the poorest households are real and significant....
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President-elect Trump to Nominate Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
Dr. Ben Carson speaks with a reporter in Des Moines, Iowa.President-elect Trump announced on December 5 that he will nominate Dr. Ben Carson as the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban...
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UPDATE: Congress Unveils Short-Term Stopgap Spending Bill
Bill funds the federal government through the end of next April. Congress must pass it by the end of the week to avert a government shutdown.Last night, the House of Representatives released the text...
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