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$25 Billion in Rental Assistance and Eviction Moratorium Extension Can Provide Immediate Assistance to Renters
by NLIHC Research Team Congress is currently negotiating a bipartisan COVID-19 relief package that includes $25 billion in rent relief through the U.S. Treasury Department, funding critical to state and local emergency rental assistance programs, and a one-month extension of the federal eviction moratorium. Federal resources have played a significant role in state and local Continue reading
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Estimating Hurricane Laura’s Possible Impact on the Lowest-Income Renters
On August 27, Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southern Louisiana, near the Texas border, as one of the most powerful to hit that area of the Gulf Coast in years. While we still wait for a final assessment of the full damage, we know that low-income households will likely shoulder… Continue reading
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Household Pulse Survey Shows Continuing Struggle Among Lowest-Income Renters
The Census Bureau released the first wave of results from Phase 2 of their Household Pulse Survey on September 9, and the responses reveal that many renters continue to struggle to afford their housing. Continue reading
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Fixing America’s Broken Disaster Recovery System
America’s disaster recovery system is broken for the lowest income households. Members of the Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition (DHRC) & partnering organizations across the country who have endured numerous disasters, re-imagined what recommendations are needed to secure a just recovery system. Continue reading
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Let’s Talk Housing Wage: Understanding ‘Out of Reach’ 2020
NLIHC published this year’s Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing report in mid-July. Out of Reach estimates a Housing Wage, the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford modest rental home. Here we provide detailed responses to some FAQs to help readers better understand the report and the need for long-term… Continue reading
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