-
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
-
Take a Memo
Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes 49 issue of Memo to Members, a comprehensive weekly digest of events in federal housing policy, the latest research into housing and related issues, and housing advocacy work at the state level. Each issue is sent to over 4,000 NLIHC members across the country and to… Continue reading
-
News Round-up: New Highs of Lows.
Last Friday we talked about news coverage on housing problems and poverty including shocking data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and the even more alarming lack of response from Washington. Today, we want to take a closer look at the U.S. Census Bureau report on 2010 poverty levels that was released last week. We highlighted… Continue reading
-
Talk of the Town: What our leaders need to hear.
From DC to LA, people have been talking about housing problems all week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that in 2010, median household income declined and the nation’s poverty rate increased 14.3%. In 2010, there were 46.2 million people in poverty, making 2010’s figures the fourth consecutive increase and the largest number in… Continue reading
-
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 