National Low Income Housing Coalition

Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 31, Issue 2

Memo: Honoring Dr. King, Housing Policy Forum Coming Soon, Final HUD Spending Bill Released for FY26, and Much More ...
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Pursuant to Preliminary Court Order, HUD Announces FY24-25 CoC NOFO is Open to Process All Eligible Renewals

Washington, D.C. - On January 8, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice announcing that the fiscal year 2024 – 2025 (FY24-25) Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of ...
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Federal Lawmakers Provide Over $7.2 Billion Increase for HUD Programs in Final FY26 Spending Bill – Take Action!

Congressional Appropriators released on January 20 the text of a final fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) programs. Overall, the bill provides ...
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A Look Ahead at NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2026 Breakout Sessions!

NLIHC’s Housing Policy Forum 2026 will feature an array of breakout sessions in which attendees can engage with and learn from thought leaders, policy experts, researchers, tenant advocates, ...
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Housing Studies Publishes an Article on the Impact of Eviction Filings for Tenants and Families

Housing Studies, an international journal that shares research developments in the housing field, recently published an article, “Record costs: examining the impact of eviction filings for tenants and ...
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Final HUD Spending Bill for FY26 Released, Providing Increased Funding to Key HUD Rental and Homelessness Assistance Programs

Congressional Appropriators released this morning (January 20) the text of a final fiscal year (FY) 2026 spending bill for Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) programs. Overall, the ...
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Releases Report Outlining Impact of Leaked Mixed-Status Rule

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released new research detailing the consequences of a proposed rule that would affect mixed-status households’ access to rental assistance. The ...
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Senator Elizabeth Warren Holds Fair Housing Spotlight Forum; Take Action to Defend Civil Rights and Fair Housing!

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, hosted “Fair Housing Under Fire,” a forum to spotlight the Trump administration’s ...
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Study Indicates That Family Self-Sufficiency Enrollees Were More Likely to Use Financial and Job Search Services

Note: Data are from a randomized trial of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, through which half of 2,556 Housing Choice Voucher recipients were randomly selected for enrollment in the FSS ...
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Evaluation Finds that Participants in HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program May Still Face Barriers to Upward Economic Mobility

A recent Cityscape article, “Supporting Economic Mobility Through HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program: Findings and Recommendations From the National Impact Evaluation,” provides findings from the ...
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HUD Seeks to Eliminate Disparate Impact Regulations in New Proposal; Comments Due February 13

HUD has proposed eliminating the agency’s 2013 “Fair Housing Act” (FHA) disparate impact regulations via a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published January 14. The NPRM includes only a 30-day ...