National Low Income Housing Coalition

2026 NLIHC Housing Policy Forum

March 13NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2026 will convene community leaders, policy experts, researchers, tenant advocates, affordable housing practitioners, and members of Congress for thought and ...
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Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 30, Issue 39

Memo: Tomorrow is Election Day! Make Your Voice Heard; Trump Administration Obligated to Use Contingency Fund for Food Assistance Payments; and More ...
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House Republicans Urge HUD to Renew Current Continuum of Care Awards, Citing the Potential for Significant Delays in Funding

House Republicans are warning the Trump Administration against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) plan to issue a new Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding ...
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Council of Large Public Housing Authorities Report: An Estimated $169 Billion is Needed to Preserve Nation’s Public Housing

The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) released an interim report on October 23, Estimating the Cost to Preserve the Nation’s Public Housing, which estimates the capital needs of the ...
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Food Assistance Threatened and Federal Workers Miss First Paycheck as Government Shutdown Reaches Day 27, with No Funding Deal in Sight

An estimated 1.4 million federal employees did not receive a paycheck last week because of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Today (October 27) marks the 27th day of the shutdown, the second ...
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Eighty Percent of the Nation’s Affordable Housing Stock Exposed to Repeated Extreme Heat Events

Research published by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), “Colliding Crises: The Dangers of Extreme Heat in Affordable Housing,” found that nearly 80% of affordable homes across the United States ...
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Congress Votes on Two Continuing Resolutions, But Still Have No Agreement to Avoid Shutdown on October 1—Take Action!

Congress introduced and failed to pass two dueling continuing resolutions (CRs) last week before going on a weeklong recess. Federal lawmakers must pass a CR before October 1—the beginning of the new ...
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Study Compares Direct-to-Tenant Cash Assistance and Housing Vouchers in Philadelphia

The Housing Initiative at Penn just released an evaluation comparing the impact of direct-to-tenant cash assistance to tenant-based housing vouchers. Specifically, the researchers examined housing ...
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Now Available! Out of Reach 2025: The High Cost of Housing

NLIHC released yesterday, Out of Reach 2025: The High Cost of Housing. This new report highlights the significant gap between wages and the income necessary to afford housing. About Out of Reach For ...
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Trump Administration Releases Additional Details of FY26 Budget Request Slashing HUD Rental and Homelessness Assistance Programs – Take Action!

President Donald Trump and HUD Secretary Scott Turner released on May 30 the remaining details of their full fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request. As indicated in the partial request released on May 2 ...
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Trump Administration’s “Skinny” Budget Request Foreshadows Massive Cuts, Changes to HUD Programs – Take Action!

President Donald Trump released a “skinny” budget request on May 2 indicating the Administration will pursue cuts that would decimate HUD’s vital affordable housing, homelessness, and community ...