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Housing Assistance in House COVID Bill Would Prevent Millions of Evictions, Help People Experiencing Homelessness

February 8, 2021 | Douglas Rice and Ann Oliva

The legislation that the House Financial Services Committee will consider this week to meet its reconciliation instructions under the House budget resolution includes critical housing assistance for millions of people who are struggling to pay their rent and avoid eviction.

Pandemic Relief Must Include Comprehensive Housing Assistance for People Experiencing the Most Severe Hardship

July 27, 2020

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Child Care and Housing: Big Expenses With Too Little Help Available

April 26, 2019

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More Funds Needed to Avert Housing Voucher Cuts as COVID-Related Job Losses Increase Costs

November 24, 2020

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Chart Book: Cuts in Federal Assistance Have Exacerbated Families’ Struggles to Afford Housing

April 12, 2016 | Douglas Rice

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Chart Book: Federal Housing Spending Is Poorly Matched to Need

March 8, 2017 | Will Fischer and Barbara Sard

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Meeting the Housing Needs of People With Substance Use Disorders

May 1, 2019

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Boost Homelessness Funding in Next Economic Relief Package

August 6, 2020 | Ann Oliva

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Housing Assistance in House COVID Bill Would Prevent Millions of Evictions, Help People Experiencing Homelessness

February 8, 2021

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Boost Homelessness Funding in Next Economic Relief Package

August 6, 2020

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Pandemic Relief Must Include Comprehensive Housing Assistance for People Experiencing the Most Severe Hardship

July 27, 2020

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Extend CARES Act Eviction Moratorium, Combine With Rental Assistance to Promote Housing Stability

July 27, 2020

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The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis

June 10, 2020

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Urgent Need for More Housing Vouchers, Other Rental Assistance Amid Pandemic

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Federal rental assistance enables millions of families to keep a roof over their heads, yet less than a quarter of those who are eligible for assistance receive it.

We encourage policymakers to provide adequate funding to ensure that families in need have access to rental assistance.

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Housing Assistance in House COVID Bill Would Prevent Millions of Evictions, Help People Experiencing Homelessness

Boost Homelessness Funding in Next Economic Relief Package

As policymakers negotiate the next economic relief package, they must provide more funding for homelessness service and prevention programs. An additional $11.5 billion would help to ensure...

Pandemic Relief Must Include Comprehensive Housing Assistance for People Experiencing the Most Severe Hardship

If policymakers fail to act, millions of low-income renters and people experiencing homelessness are likely to experience avoidable evictions, continued homelessness, or other preventable...

Extend CARES Act Eviction Moratorium, Combine With Rental Assistance to Promote Housing Stability

Without new relief measures to help more struggling families afford rent and avoid eviction, millions of households could face housing instability, homelessness, and greater overall hardship in the...

Sonya Acosta

Policy Analyst

The Rent Is Still Due: America’s Renters, COVID-19, and an Unprecedented Eviction Crisis

As a nation we must pursue racial justice and equity, and housing justice must be a part of the discussion because systemic racism also results in homelessness, housing instability, and the...

Urgent Need for More Housing Vouchers, Other Rental Assistance Amid Pandemic

Upcoming COVID-19 relief legislation should place a high priority on protecting people experiencing homelessness and low-income...

Rental Assistance Cuts Homelessness and Poverty, But Doesn’t Reach Most Who Need It

Federal rental assistance programs such as Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing provide major benefits to low-income families, our new analysis explains, but more than 3 in 4 families that need...

Research Shows Rental Assistance Reduces Hardship and Provides Platform to Expand Opportunity for Low-Income Families

Federal rental assistance can substantially improve adults’ health and children’s chances for long-term success, but millions that need it don’t receive it due to funding...

Housing Aid a Rare Bright Spot in Senate Funding Bills, But More Needed

The Senate Appropriations Committee-approved bill to fund the departments of Transportation as well as Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides enough resources to continue assisting the 5...

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