Disaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, February 5, 2018
HUDThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Puerto Rico more than $1.5 billion through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program on February 1....
View ArticleHundreds of Organizations Call on Congress to Pass Disaster Recovery Legislation
Washington DC – More than 340 national, state, and local members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) issued a letter to Congress urging the immediate passage of a robust disaster relief...
View ArticleSenate Reaches Deal to Lift Spending Caps, Fund Disaster Relief
Budget DealSenate leaders announced on Wednesday, February 7 that they reached a bipartisan agreement to lift the federal spending caps on defense and domestic priorities by a total of $300 billion for...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, February 7, 2018
GENERAL UPDATESHUD posts Federal Register Notice. A HUD Exchange email sent Tuesday afternoon provided an advance copy of the long-awaited Federal Register notice that directs how Texas, Florida,...
View ArticleSenate Unveils Disaster Relief Bill
Last night, Congressional leaders released the text of the disaster relief bill that Senate Republicans and Democrats plan to include as part of a larger budget agreement to lift the low spending caps...
View ArticleDisaster Relief Bill an Improvement, but Falls Short for Vulnerable...
Washington DC – The Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) of over 650 national, state and local organizations, led by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), commends Congress for...
View ArticlePresident Trump Calls For Drastic Cuts To Affordable Housing
President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget request — released today — proposes drastic cuts to housing benefits that help millions of low income seniors, people with disabilities, families with...
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Take Action! President Trump Proposes to Slash Housing Benefits
Urge Congress to Reject these Harmful Proposals Today!Housing benefits are under attack.President Trump’s FY19 budget request– unveiled today – slashes federal housing benefits that help millions of...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Monday, February 12, 2018
General UpdatesDisaster Aid Passed. Congress passed a disaster relief bill on February 9. While the bill provides $28 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds and...
View ArticleNLIHC Commends FHFA for Continuing Contributions to the National Housing...
Washington, DC - NLIHC commends the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA’s) decision to continue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the enterprises’) contributions to the national Housing Trust Fund...
View ArticleFHFA Protects Funding to the National Housing Trust Fund
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced its decision to protect funding for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in 2018!FHFA’s decision is an important step forward, but far more...
View ArticleDisaster Housing Recovery Update, Wednesday, February 14, 2018
General UpdatesLetters Requesting Extension of TSA. Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Jose Serrano (D-NY) sent a letter to FEMA administrator Brock Long urging him to expand the Direct Lease...
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Register Today! Join Webinar to Learn More about President Trump's FY19...
Register today! Join a webinar to learn more about President Trump’s budget request that proposes massive cuts to affordable housingHousing benefits are under attack.President Donald Trump’s FY19...
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Just Confirmed - Senator Booker to Address NLIHC Forum
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has just confirmed he will address the NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement.The Forum will take place March 19-21 in Washington DC. The deadline to...
View ArticleBenefit Cuts
One of the biggest barriers to economic prosperity for America’s lowest income families is the lack of decent, accessible, and affordable homes. Research shows that when people have a stable, decent,...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Florida Advocates Fight for Full Utilization of Housing...
Advocates in Florida are working to ensure legislative action to fully utilize housing resources. The State Senate took a significant step on February 7, voting to utilize all funds from the state and...
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Fact of the Week: President's FY19 Budget Proposal Would Slash Key HUD Programs
Source: NLIHC analysis of FY17 enacted appropriations and the Trump administration’s proposed FY19 budget
View ArticlePolicy Barriers Hurt Low Income Families' Economic Well-Being
Prosperity Now’s 2018 Scorecard ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia on residents’ financial well-being. Their report, Whose Bad Choices? How Policy Precludes Prosperity and What We Can Do...
View ArticleHousing Instability Increases Likelihood of Job Loss
An article by Matthew Desmond and Carl Gershenson published in 2016 in Social Problems, “Housing and Employment Insecurity among the Working Poor,” shows that working renters who lose their home, often...
View ArticleHUD Implements $5 Million FY17 Set-Aside for Tenant Protection Vouchers
HUD issued a Notice implementing the use of the $5 million set-aside in the FY17 Appropriations Act for tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) for low income households who may have to pay more than 30% of...
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