Homelessness
HUD Reports Homelessness Increases Modestly in 2018
HUD’s 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found that 552,830 persons experienced homelessness on a single night in 2018, an increase of 0.3 percent since last year. The report did note significant declines among veterans as well as families with children experiencing homelessness with a 5.4 percent and 2.7 percent nationwide decline over 2017, respectively.
California Enacts Law to Fast Track Housing for the Homeless
On September 26 California Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA), signed into law Assembly Bill 2162, a measure that would fast-track housing for the homeless by bypassing some of the local approval hurdles.
Amazon’s Bezos to Commit $2 Billion to Homeless Programs, Preschools in Low Income Areas
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos announced on Twitter (@JeffBezos) that he and his wife, MacKenzie, would commit $2 billion to “exisiting non-profits that help homeless families, and creating a network of new, nonprofit, tier-one preschools in low-income communities.”
Oregon Governor Announces Strategy to End Homelessness; Proposes Major New Investment in Affordable Housing Development
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has announced a new strategy to prioritize ending homelessness for children and veterans, and to increase housing affordability for all Oregonians. Through the publication of a white paper entitled “Housing Policy Agenda: Housing Stability for Children, Veterans and the Chronically Homeless and Increased Housing Supply for Urban and Rural Communities” Governor […]
Florida Hosts Webinar on Homeless Housing Assistance Loan Demonstration
A webinar event will take place on Wednesday July 13, 2016, beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Senators Seek to Extend LIHTC Eligibility to Homeless, Veteran Students
Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Rob Portmann (R-OH) introduced legislation to modify the tax code so that homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students are eligible to live in low-income housing tax credit properties.
Administration’s FY 2016 Budget Offers Promising Proposals
On February 2, President Barack Obama introduced his fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget, requesting a total of $49.3 billion for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs and proposing significant policy changes aimed at improving the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and a proposal to modify and permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program.