News round-up
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Senate Passes THUD Bill, As Advocates Mobilize to Defeat Amendment Attacking Fair Housing
By Elayne Weiss, Policy Analyst After days of debate, the Senate passed yesterday a spending package that included the THUD appropriations bill by a vote of 89 to 9. NLIHC supported passage of the bill since it includes no significant funding cuts and will ensure households currently served by HUD programs will continue to receive… Continue reading
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House Panel Advances FY17 THUD Spending Bill
By Elayne Weiss, Policy Analyst The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved its FY17 spending bill on May 18 by a voice vote. Much like the Senate version of the bill, the House proposal is better than expected and should provide sufficient funding to ensure continued assistance… Continue reading
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The Upshot of Focusing on Extremely Low Income Renters: Expanded Housing Availability for All Renters
By Dan Emmanuel, Research Analyst at NLIHC Our recent report, The Gap 2016, revealed a shortage of more than seven million rental units affordable and available to extremely low income (ELI) renter households, those earning less than 30% of the area median income (AMI). Seventy-five percent of ELI renter households were severely cost-burdened, paying more… Continue reading
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Making the most of the National Housing Trust Fund in Texas
By Will Livesley O’Neill The National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) is the first dedicated source of funding for extremely low income households in decades. Its primary purpose is to provide states with funds to expand the supply of available, affordable rental housing for extremely low income households (ELI), or those that earn less than 30… Continue reading
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MacArthur Genius Dr. Matthew Desmond Discusses Poverty and Evictions at NLIHC Event
By Sarah Jemison, Housing Advocacy Organizer, NLIHC Harvard sociologist and MacArthur Genius Dr. Matthew Desmond discussed his critically acclaimed book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, to an audience of housing advocates and others committed to ending housing poverty at an event sponsored by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, the Coalition on Human… Continue reading
On the Home Front 