PIH Notice Implements FY17 Voucher Funding Provisions
Each year, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issues a notice explaining how it will implement the latest appropriations act provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher program. Notice PIH...
View ArticleHUD Issues Two Family Self-Sufficiency Guides
To celebrate 25 years of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) each issued FSS guidebooks...
View ArticleHUD Offers Four Short Videos on Using CDBG for Public Services
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) posted on its website four short videos on using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for public service activities. CDBG entitlement...
View ArticleFinancial Services Committee Democrats Request Hearing on Proposed Cuts to...
Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), along with all the Committee’s Democratic members, sent a letter on June 27 to Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) requesting...
View ArticleHouse Appropriations Subcommittee Votes on FY18 USDA Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, whose jurisdiction includes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural affordable housing programs, voted on its FY18 spending bill. The draft...
View ArticleSenate Democrats Seek a Budget Deal to Lift Harmful Spending Caps
Senate Democrats sent a letter on June 26 to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Appropriations Committee Chair Thad Cochran (R-MS) stressing the need for a bipartisan, bicameral budget...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Delay Vote on ACA Repeal Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) decided to delay a vote on a bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act until after the July 4 recess. The decision came after the Senate...
View ArticleRanking Member Waters Introduces Bill to Preserve Public Housing, Protect...
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the “Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017” on June 29. The bill seeks to...
View ArticleUnited for Homes Webinar on Direct Action and Mortgage Interest Deduction Reform
United for Homes endorsers are invited to join a webinar, “Direct Action and the United for Homes Campaign: Disruption and Agitation in the Effort for MID Reform,” on July 12 at 2 pm ET. Presenters...
View ArticleTell Congress to Fully Fund Rural Housing Investments
NLIHC urges advocates to contact their members of Congress to oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to rural housing for FY18 and to fully fund rural housing programs. The president’s budget...
View ArticleJoin More than 1,000 Organizations in Protecting and Expanding the National...
More than 1,000 national, state, and local organizations have signed onto NLIHC’s letter urging Congress to protect and expand the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), which President Trump proposed to...
View ArticleNew Events and Resources for National Housing Week of Action, July 22-29
The Our Homes, Our Voices Housing Day of Action has expanded into a National Housing Week of Action, a full week of activities July 22-29 across the country calling for increased federal investments in...
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Rep. Chaffetz’s Call for Housing Subsidies for Members of Congress Ignores...
Before retiring from Congress, Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) proposed a housing stipend for members of Congress. “I think a $2,500 housing allowance would be appropriate and a real help to have...
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Housing Week of Action: Our Homes, Our Voices Weekly Update – July 7, 2017
Social Media: Our Homes, Our Voices is on Twitter (@OurHomesVoices). The hashtag #OurHomesOurVoices has already been retweeted over 200 times. The campaign also has a Facebook Groups page...
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Remember to Support NLIHC While Shopping Amazon Smile!
Please remember that you can support NLIHC when you shop online this summer on Amazon Smile. Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support NLIHC and our mission to ensure that the...
View ArticleFrom the Field: New York City Housing and Homelessness Advocates Stage...
More than 100 New York City housing and homelessness advocates, including homeless people and tenants of rent-regulated, subsidized, and public housing units, staged a “Cuomoville” demonstration and...
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From the Field: Two Groups Merge to Form New Arizona Housing Coalition
The Arizona Housing Alliance and the Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness (AZCEH) are merging to form the Arizona Housing Coalition. The new coalition will participate in NLIHC’s state partner...
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Fact of The Week: Range of Factors Affect Homeownership Gap between Whites...
Source: Freddie Mac. (2017). Will the Hispanic Homeownership Gap Persist? Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/2uiW5lq
View ArticleReport Examines Homeownership Gap between Hispanic and White Households
A Freddie Mac report, Will the Hispanic Homeownership Gap Persist, examines the homeownership gap between white and Hispanic households. The current homeownership rate in the U.S. for Hispanics is 45%,...
View ArticleU.S. Conference of Mayors Calls for Increased Investments in Affordable Housing
The U.S Conference of Mayors (USCM) is making affordable housing and community development key priorities in its policy agenda. At the organization’s 85th Annual Meeting, incoming USCM President Mayor...
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