National Low Income Housing Coalition

Memo to Members and Partners | Volume 31, Issue 3

Memo: Housing Policy Forum Breakout Sessions Announced!; Senate Vote on Final FY26 Spending Bill Stalled; Join HoUSed Campaign Call 1/27; and More ...
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Senate Vote on House-Passed Spending Package Stalled as Senate Democrats Seek Separate Vote on DHS Funding Bill, Increasing Likelihood of Partial Government Shutdown

Senate Democrats are demanding the removal of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from a broader FY26 “minibus” spending package that includes ...
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Join January 27 National HoUSed Campaign Call for Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing!

The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are accessible and ...
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Professional Landlord Attorneys Result in Higher Costs for Tenants and More Evictions

Research published in Housing Studies, “Shadow players of the eviction crisis: identifying and characterizing professional evicting attorneys in Massachusetts,” found that professional landlord ...
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Journal of Housing Economics Publishes Article on Assisted Housing and Child Development

The Journal of Housing Economics recently published an article, “Assisted housing and healthy child development,” examining how assisted housing influences children’s developmental outcomes. Focusing ...
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Senators Meet to Discuss Disaster Response and Recovery Reforms; Hearing Planned on Anniversary of the Palisades Fire

On January 13, multiple senators convened to discuss the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in an unannounced private meeting hosted by Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Andy ...
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Households That Include Someone with a Disability Are More Likely to Report Difficulty in Paying Rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2023 American Housing Survey (AHS). Available at https://tr.ee/jUTAy0. The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of January ...
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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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NLIHC-Supported Bill on Disability Justice and Disasters Introduced in Congress

On January 13, the NLIHC-supported “Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters (REAADI) Act” was introduced by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick ...
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HUD Secretary Turner Testifies in House Financial Services Committee Oversight Hearing

The House Committee on Financial Services (HFSC) held a full committee hearing on January 21, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.” The ...
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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 ...