The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University recently released its annual State of the Nation’s Housing Report. The latest report reveals that 11.4 million households paid more than half their incomes for housing in 2014. This is the first...
In an effort to extend affordable Internet access to children and families living in federally assisted housing, HUD recently proposed a rule to require the installation of broadband infrastructure into most HUD-financed multifamily housing developments during...
HUD recently announced that it’s making $2 million available to support research to develop and improve methods for the identification and control of key residential health hazards. Key hazards include issues such as pest infestation, poor indoor air...
HUD recently announced that it’s making $37.3 million available to fight housing discrimination under HUD's 2016 Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). This year's three funding notices support a variety of...
On April 17, after touring a public housing development in New York City, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic presidential candidate, released his plan to address the affordable housing crisis in America. In describing the problem, Sanders says, “...
Thirty-nine local public housing agencies across the country will continue to enjoy significantly greater flexibility to operate their federally funded housing programs following HUD’s recent announcement....
Cox Communications recently announced a major investment in its efforts to narrow the digital divide through its support of HUD’s ConnectHome initiative. Cox Communications is extending its Connect2Compete low-cost Internet offering to any HUD-assisted...
On March 3, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) introduced the “Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016” (S. 2631/H.R. 4694) in the Senate and House respectively....
On March 10, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register extending the comment period regarding over-income residents in public housing. HUD is seeking input on whether public housing agencies should be required to terminate public housing assistance...
HUD recently published the draft Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) Tool for States and Insular Areas and accompanying Federal Register Notice. The tool is intended to guide states through the AFH process required under HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair...
A report recently issued by Economic Policy Institute, entitled Balancing Paychecks and Public Assistance: How Higher Wages Would Strengthen What Government Can Do, finds that raising the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020 would reduce public...
Representative Phil Roe (R-TN) recently introduced the “Fairness in Public Housing Act of 2016,” H.R. 4485, to “ensure that public housing dwelling units are occupied by low income families.” The proposed bill mandates that public...
