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Alliance Highlights Need for Real Affordable Housing Solutions Without Sacrificing Public Lands

Leaders from the affordable housing and public lands communities today unveiled a joint principles framework rejecting the fallacy that selling off America’s public lands is a solution to the housing ...
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Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 31, Issue 15

Memo: Take Action on Proposed HUD Rules; Senate Lays Groundwork to Fund ICE; Join CHCDF Letter Urging Funding for Housing Programs; and More!
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NLIHC Stands with the Southern Poverty Law Center and Rejects the Administration’s Efforts to Criminalize Civil Rights

Washington, D.C. - The current administration’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is concerning for all who value democracy, justice, and the rule of law. The National Low Income ...
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The Majority of Adults Support Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement in Schools and Critical Health and Social Services Facilities

Note: Data from a nationally representative survey of 1,133 adults aged 18 and older conducted in March 2026. Source: PerryUndem. (April 14, 2026). Americans’ Views on Immigration Enforcement and ...
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Proposed HUD Rules Would Jeopardize Housing Assistance: 30-Day Notice Proposal Comments Due TODAY; Work Requirements and Time Limits Comments Due May 1; New CBPP Analysis ...

HUD’s proposal to repeal the requirement that PHAs and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) owners provide households with at least a 30-day termination notice prior to filing an eviction action for ...
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Survey Finds Bipartisan Consensus that Immigration Enforcement Should Not Cause Fear and Avoidance of Critical Social Services and Benefits

A recent nationally representative survey conducted by PerryUndem, in partnership with the Protecting Immigrant Families coalition (PIF), revealed bipartisan concern about current immigration ...
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SAVE Act Fails to Advance in the Senate, Preserving Access to the Ballot

In a significant development, the U.S. Senate did not advance the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act,” halting what would have been one of the most restrictive federal voting measures in ...
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Housing Distress Increases the Risk of Poor Health and Well-Being for Aging Adults

Research published in Social Science and Medicine (SSM) Population Health, “Housing distress and subsequent health and well-being among older adults: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach,” found that ...
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Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Releases New Podcast Episode on the Intersection of Animal Welfare, Disaster Recovery, and Housing Justice

The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign released a new podcast episode, “Animal Welfare, Disaster Recovery, and Housing Justice.” The episode, hosted by Julie Walker, features a discussion with ...
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Rental Housing Programs Database

NLIHC created the Rental Housing Programs Database (RHPD) to generate a better understanding of the diverse ways in which state and local governments use their own financial resources to close the gap ...
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Renters with Extremely Low Incomes are Much More Likely than Other Renters to be Severely Housing Cost-Burdened

The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of April 13: “Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri as renters fight for affordable housing,” The… The ...