low income housing
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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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News Round-up: the ACS.
After the Thursday release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), local, state, and national news outlets were quick to release coverage on the data. And it’s no wonder why; the ACS data provide a stark look at economic distress among an ever growing number of renters nationwide. The ACS is an 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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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 