Minimum Wage Increases Would Improve Housing Affordability and Increase Tax...
A report by the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement and the Labor Education Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Impact of a Minimum Wage Increase on...
View ArticleWebinar on Final HUD Rule on Housing Counselor Certification, May 2
In collaboration with NLIHC, the HUD Office of Housing Counseling will present a webinar for NLIHC members on May 2 at 2:00 pm ET on the Final Rule on Housing Counselor Certification, which became...
View ArticleHUD Hosts Listening Sessions on MTW Expansion Requirements
HUD will be hosting four in-person listening sessions to discuss a draft Operations notice outlining requirements for implementing the expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration. Although an...
View ArticleOMB Requires Federal Agencies to Cut Workforce
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney issued a memorandum requiring all federal agencies to begin taking immediate actions to achieve near-term workforce reductions and cost...
View ArticleRepresentatives Introduce Legislation to Allow Taxpayers to Assist Homeless...
Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ted Deutch (D-FL) introduced the “Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2017” on April 4. The bipartisan bill is designed to help...
View ArticleSenators Introduce Legislation Protecting Victims of Domestic and Sexual...
Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reintroduced legislation on April 5 to reduce barriers for domestic and sexual assault victims seeking housing. The “Fair Housing for Domestic...
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UFH Curated Wall Provides Snapshot of What People Are Saying about MID Reform...
The United for Homes (UFH) website features an aggregator that captures chatter on social media related to the UFH campaign and mortgage interest deduction (MID) reform. This feature provides advocates...
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UFH Webinar Explores Impact of Proposed Reforms to Mortgage Interest Deduction
The United for Homes (UFH) campaign continued its series of monthly webinars for current endorsers with a session on April 12 titled “Deductions, Credits, and Homeownership: The Impact of Modest...
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NLIHC Offers New Resources for Advocates and Residents
NLIHC released Tenant Talk: A New Administration and Congress…and a Reviewed Movement for Change and Advocates’ Guide 2017: A Primer on Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Programs...
View ArticleTell Your Representative to Cosponsor “The Common Sense Housing Investment Act”
Urge your representative to cosponsor the “Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017” (H.R. 948) to address homelessness and housing poverty in America without any increase in federal spending. The...
View ArticleSign onto Letter Urging Congress to Protect and Expand the National Housing...
Sign your organization onto a letter calling on Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The deadline for signing the letter has been extended to April 28. The HTF is a...
View ArticleMeet with Your Members of Congress In-District During April Recess!
Congress is in recess until April 21. This is an ideal time to attend a town hall or to schedule an in-district meeting or site visit with your federal lawmakers. We urge advocates to educate your...
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Take Action! Join Advocates for Today's Twitterstorm & Next Week's National...
Tell your members of Congress to pass final spending bills for FY17 before the April 28 deadline and to protect affordable housing investments.Lawmakers must pass spending bills by April 28 to avoid a...
View ArticleNLIHC in the News for the Week of April 16
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of April 16:“Here’s what you have to earn to be considered low-income in the US,” Vox, April 20 at:...
View ArticleNHLP Offers Second RAD Training Webinar, April 26
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold its second free 30-minute training for residents and advocates about the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) on Wednesday, April 26 at 1:30 pm ET....
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From the Field: Hundreds Rally in New York City against Proposed Cuts to HUD...
More than 600 advocates and activists, including numerous public housing and voucher tenants, rallied on April 20 at lower Manhattan’s Federal Plaza, in front of the New York City regional HUD office,...
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Fact of The Week: Lowest Income Households Most Likely to Live in Physically...
Source: 2015 American Housing Survey
View ArticleReport Recommends Reforms to the Community Development Block Grant Program
A report by the Urban Institute’s Brett Theodos, Christina Plerhoples Stacy, and Helen Ho, Taking Stock of the Community Development Block Grant, indicates that Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)...
View ArticleFinal HUD Rule on Housing Counselor Certification Webinar, May 2
The HUD Office of Housing Counseling will present a webinar for NLIHC members on May 2 at 2:00 pm ET on the Final Rule on Housing Counselor Certification, which became effective on January 13, 2017....
View ArticleHUD OIG Describes Challenges Households Face with Federal Disaster Assistance
The HUD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a memorandum describing problems households might encounter when attempting to obtain recovery assistance after a presidentially declared...
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