Basic HTF Information From HUD
The information below is from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These links will connect you to essential HUD guidance and rules that pertain to the HTF program.Quick Links to...
View ArticleStatement by National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane...
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published on August 9 its Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress, showing that 8.3 million unassisted very low income...
View ArticleNeighborhoods Contribute to Racial Disparities in Asthma Rates
A working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Is It Who You Are or Where You Live? Residential Segregation and Racial Gaps in Childhood Asthma, indicates that residential neighborhoods...
View ArticleStudy Finds Airbnb Increases Rents
A new study by Kyle Barron, Edward Kung, and Davide Prosperpio, The Sharing Economy and Housing Affordability: Evidence from Airbnb, finds that a 10% increase in Airbnb listings in a neighborhood leads...
View ArticleHUD Accepts Westchester’s 11th Fair Housing Analysis of Impediments Zoning...
A one-paragraph letter dated July 14, 2017 announced HUD’s acceptance of the eleventh submission of the Zoning Supplement to Westchester County’s Analysis of Impediments (AI) to fair housing choice....
View ArticleHUD Issues Notice Related to Resident Income Verification
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2017-12, providing guidance regarding complying with the requirement to use the Enterprise Income Verification System (EIV). Advocates...
View ArticleHUD Provides Training Videos on Preparing Rent Comparability Studies
HUD posted a series of four videos about rent comparability studies (RCS) based on the recently revised Chapter 9 of the Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide (see Memo, 7/17). The videos provide training on...
View ArticleHUD Posts VAWA Forms for Comment
HUD has posted for comment four forms required by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) (see Memo, 3/1/13) and the implementing regulations (see Memo, 11/21/16). VAWA...
View ArticleHUD Makes Available VAWA Training Materials
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs conducted two webcasts about Notice H 2017-05, guidance it recently issued regarding the final rule implementing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization...
View ArticleHUD Announces Additions to Senior Team
Sheila Greenwood, chief of staff to HUD Secretary Ben Carson, announced a number additions to the HUD senior management team.Dana Wade is the general deputy assistant secretary in the Office of...
View ArticleHUD Reports that 8.3 Million Very Low Income Households Have Worst Case...
HUD published on August 9 its Worst Case Housing Needs: 2017 Report to Congress, showing that 8.3 million unassisted very low income households in America spend more than half of their income on their...
View ArticleHUD Confirmations Move Forward Slowly
The Senate confirmed a slate of nominations before it went on August recess, including for key positions at HUD and the Treasury. The Senate confirmed Neal Rackleff as assistant secretary for HUD’s...
View ArticleSenate Committee Holds Hearing on LIHTC Improvement and Expansion
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing, “America’s Affordable Housing Crisis: Challenges and Solutions,” on August 1. The hearing focused on proposals to reform and enhance the Low Income Housing...
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New Report Makes the Case for Reforming the Mortgage Interest Deduction to...
NLIHC’s United for Homes campaign released a new report outlining how the Trump administration and Congress can use tax reform to help end homelessness and housing poverty in the U.S. by reforming the...
View ArticleTrump Administration Considers Reforms to Mortgage Interest Deduction
Momentum for reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID) – a $70 billion tax expenditure that primarily benefits higher income households – has been growing in recent weeks. Politico and the...
View ArticleUse August Recess to Meet with Your Members of Congress In-District
Members of Congress are home in their states and districts now through Labor Day. This is an ideal time for advocates to schedule an in-district meeting or site visit with your federal lawmakers to...
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Solidarity: A Special Statement by Diane Yentel, President and CEO, NLIHC
Like most of you, I am stunned, saddened and outraged — by the terrible acts of hatred and intolerance displayed in Charlottesville this weekend, and by the president's shameful response.Let's be...
View ArticleNLIHC Seeks Interns for Fall Semester
NLIHC is accepting applications for internship positions for the fall 2017 semester. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice...
View ArticleHousing First Partners Conference Issues Calls for Presenters
The fourth biennial Housing First Partners Conference: Assuring Program Integrity in a Changing Environment, taking place in Denver, CO April 9-12, 2018, has issued a call for presenters. The three-day...
View ArticleFrom the Field: New York City Becomes First Jurisdiction to Guarantee Low...
New York City passed legislation on August 11 guaranteeing low income renters the right to representation during eviction proceedings, the first such law in the U.S. Advocates are celebrating the...
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