Policy Focus
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It’s No Time to Cut Housing
An editorial in today’s New York Times chides lawmakers for considering cuts to HUD programs and asks Congress to “shor[e] up the precious few federal programs that provide affordable housing for the poor, the elderly and the disabled” in this time of record homelessness and continuing economic instability. The Times outlines the challenges facing public Continue reading
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An Investment Worth Protecting
As you read in Memo to Members on Monday, the Senate T-HUD appropriations bill would provide insufficient funding to the Public Housing Capital Fund and make significant cuts to overall HUD funding. Today, we’re re-posting commentary on public housing from earlier this year. Become a member to receive Memo to Members in your inbox every Continue reading
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National Housing Trust Fund: How It Works
We talk a lot about the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) on this blog, but don’t always give you the nitty gritty details of the program. Today’s post delves into those details with an excerpt from an article on the NHTF from the Advocates’ Guide. The purpose of the National Housing Trust Fund is to Continue reading
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The Other Section 8
Last week, we discussed efforts to reform the Section 8 voucher program, also known as Housing Choice Vouchers. Section 8 vouchers make it possible for households with extremely low incomes to live in private market rental homes while paying rents they can afford. But vouchers aren’t the only kind of Section 8. Project-based Section 8 Continue reading
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Funding the National Housing Trust Fund
The National Housing Trust Fund was signed into law in July of 2008. Since then, NLIHC and the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign have focused on securing short- and long-term funding for the program. Back in June, we held a webinar where we reported to the NHTF Campaign about the NHTF regulations proposed by HUD, Continue reading
On the Home Front 