The GAP - National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing. The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater. Only 34 affordable and available rental homes exist for ...
Rental Assistance - National Low Income Housing Coalition
The December 2020 COVID-19 relief package included $25 billion (ERA1) in urgently needed emergency rental assistance for tenants with low incomes and established the Emergency Rental Assistance program under the administration of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The “American Rescue Plan Act,” enacted in March 2021, provided an ...
National Low Income Housing Coalition
The National Low Income Housing Coalition supports all policy initiatives that advance our mission and goals. We focus our resources proactively on our core policy objectives, while monitoring the policy environment and responding to emerging issues as needed.
Evictions 101: The Eviction Process: How It Works and What to Know
Feb 24, 2022 · Are you threatened with eviction because you owe several months of back rent due to pandemic-related disruptions? You are not alone. Many renters have been hit hard by COVID-19, losing their jobs, having to stay home to care for children and loved ones, and being forced to take on additional expenses related to working and schooling at home. If you are in a crisis and are unable to pay your ...
Tenant Advocacy and Rights - National Low Income Housing …
Sep 5, 2024 · 15-2 Pilot Communities Spotlights. Housing advocates and tenant leaders are canvassing their communities, making tens of thousands of phone calls, and crisscrossing their states to host events that will get low-income renters…. September 5, 2024.
Extremely low-income renters likely have even fewer housing options now than they did prior to the pandemic. Between 2019 and 2021, the shortage of afordable and available rental homes for them increased by 8%, from 6.8 million to 7.3 million …
While the overall unemployment rate fell to 6.7% by the end of the year, the Black and Latino unemployment rates were still considerably higher (9.9% and 9.3%, respectively), and a Federal Reserve analysis suggests the unemployment rate for workers in the bottom wage quartile may have been higher than 20% (Brainard, 2021).
Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Dashboard
The “ American Rescue Plan Act ” enacted in March 2021, provided an additional $21.55 billion (ERA2) for a grand total of $46.55 billion in emergency rental assistance and housing stability services. The Treasury ERA program included an unprecedented amount of funding for emergency rental assistance to help renters stay stably housed.
Fair Housing Act Overview and Challenges
The Fair Housing Act, passed a week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has a complicated history. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. The act has two main purposes—prevent ...
2–78 2021 ADVOCATES’ GUIDE By Brooke Schipporeit, Housing Advocacy Organizer, NLIHC A dvocacy is the act of providing information about an issue that concerns you and