GAO Finds Numerous Issues with Moving to Work Demonstration
At the request of House Committee on Financial Services Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) undertook an additional review of the Moving to Work...
View ArticleWhite House Officials Testify on FY19 Budget Proposal
Several Senate and House committees held hearings on President Donald Trump’s proposed FY19 budget, which would dramatically cut HUD and USDA affordable housing programs and other non-defense...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - February 19
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the...
View ArticlePresident's FY19 Budget Would Cut Vital Flood Mapping Activities
President Donald Trump’s proposed FY19 budget released on February 12 requested only $100 million for FEMA’s flood hazard mapping program – a decrease of $78 million from FY17 (FY18 levels have yet to...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for Public Comments on Texas State Action Plan
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has extended the deadline for public comments on the Texas State Action Plan until 5:00 pm CT, February 20. The action plan explains how the state, led by the...
View ArticleFEMA Hotel Vouchers Expire for Hundreds of Puerto Rican Families
FEMA’s Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) hotel vouchers expired on February 14 for about 200 Puerto Rican families who have evacuated the island. FEMA ended assistance for families whose homes in...
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NLIHC Housing Policy Forum to Feature Author Ben Austen on Fate of Public...
Ben Austen, contributing editor at Harper’s Magazine and author of High Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing, will address the NLIHC 2018 Housing Policy Forum: Building the...
View ArticleFHFA Protects Funding to the National Housing Trust Fund, Nearly $269 Million...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on February 14 that it would protect funding for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) in 2018. The recently passed tax law caused a devaluation of...
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Point of View: From Tax Cuts for the Wealthy to Spending Cuts for the Poor -...
Diane Yentel, NLIHC President & CEOAfter the tax bill passed, we said (along with many others) that the law will exacerbate our country’s yawning income inequality and harm efforts to end...
View ArticleNine National Foundations Commit to Invest $4.9 Million in Campaign to Ensure...
Washington, DC – Nine of the nation’s largest private foundations have joined forces in a commitment to end housing instability in America. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates...
View ArticleNLIHC in the News for the Week of February 18
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 18:“9 Foundations Partner To Tackle America’s Housing Crisis, As Trump Tries To Gut Funding,” The...
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Join the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action, May 1-8
Take action and make it clear that President Trump’s massive proposed cuts to affordable housing programs must be defeated. Sign up and begin planning today to participate in the 2018 Our Homes, Our...
View ArticleWebinar on HUD's Proposal to Raise Rents, February 28
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold a webinar on February 28 at 1:00 pm ET about HUD’s proposals to raise rents on residents of public housing and private housing with project-based...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Maryland Advocates Urge Legislators to Increase Funding for...
Advocates from across Maryland gathered in Annapolis on February 15 for Housing Day, coordinated by the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC), an NLIHC state partner. More than 250 advocates met...
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Fact of the Week: Most Minority Renters Suffer Housing Cost Burdens
“Housing cost burden” defined as spending more than 30% of household income on rent and utilities. Source: Prosperity Now. (2018). 2018 Scorecard. Washington, DC: Author
View ArticleVera Institute of Justice Seeks Proposals from PHAs to Help Them Implement...
The Vera Institute of Justice is requesting proposals from public housing authorities (PHA) that would benefit from technical assistance to plan and implement reentry programs for people leaving prison...
View ArticleBrookings Report Shows Cities Experiencing Uneven Economic Progress
The Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution released its annual report, Metro Monitor, the week of February 19. Metro Monitor tracks economic progress in the 100 largest metropolitan...
View ArticleAdditional Updates on Disaster Housing Recovery - February 26
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners (for the...
View ArticleMembers of Congress Warn Against Misuse of Disaster Aid
Five representatives and two senators sent a letter to the chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico, José B. Carrión III, reminding him that the recently passed...
View ArticleFlorida Senators Call for Housing Solution for Displaced Puerto Rican Families
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) sent a letter on February 15 to FEMA Administrator Brock Long urging him to approve the Direct Lease Program for Puerto Rican evacuees. An estimated...
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