Homelessness
Minneapolis City Council Approves Comprehensive Plan
The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-1 to endorse Minneapolis 2040 – The City’s Comprehensive Plan, with 22 policy recommendations, each with action steps, that are specific to housing.
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.