National Low Income Housing Coalition

High rents and low wages have created the housing gap for low-income renters. In Texas, a worker must earn $29.64 per hour to afford a modest 2 bedroom rental home or $24.87 for a 1 bedroom. Plainly stated: We need more affordable housing. #oor25 @NLIHC texashousers.org/2025/07/17/202…

Join #NLIHC, @naehomelessness, and @CenterOnBudget tomorrow (7/23), from 1-2 pm ET, for the latest webinar in the Advancing Homelessness Solutions Webinar Series: “Learning from and Protecting Emergency Housing Vouchers.” Panelists from @urbaninstitute will discuss lessons…

As the @NLIHC’s Out of Reach Report makes clear: American families are facing a national housing affordability crisis—and it’s imperative that Congress take action to #RaiseTheWage, expand the supply of affordable housing, and lower housing costs For The People!

#MemberSpotlight: Kim Johnson, policy manager at @NLIHC, was quoted in a piece discussing the risk facing hundreds of D.C. residents who may lose federal housing support as funding for the Emergency Housing Voucher program is expected to run out by 2026. streetsensemedia.org/article/dc-hou…

Join #NLIHC tomorrow (7/22) for the #HoUSed campaign call from 4 - 5 pm ET. The call will feature remarks from, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), an overview of findings from NLIHC’s annual research reports, and will be moderated by our President and CEO, Renee Willis. Register…

Memo: House Appropriations Approves FY26 Spending – Take Action; Out of Reach 2025 Released; Join Tomorrow's HoUSed Campaign Call; and More - mailchi.mp/nlihc/memo_072…

Partner News | @nlihc The 2025 Out of Reach Report is now available! mailchi.mp/nlihc/oor_0717… #AffordableHousing #HousingWage #HousingCrisis

Our #NLIHC Housing Policy Analyst highlights a new reference guide released by @PIFCoalition that illustrates the major changes passed in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” It defines the law’s impacts on immigrants’ access to public benefits and economic supports. See more on it…

In recent housing news, Maryland Matters features data from #NLIHC in their article exploring the rise of squatting and it’s inherent cause - lack of access to affordable housing: marylandmatters.org/2025/07/05/squ…

Our partners @NLIHC released the 2025 Out of Reach Report. #DidYouKnow people who work full time in professions we rely on don’t earn enough to afford rent? A minimum-wage worker in Michigan must work 63 hours a week to afford a 1 bedroom apartment. #OOR25 nlihc.org/oor

Affordable housing ensures that service providers, among other occupations, can live in the communities they serve. Quality of life for everyone improves when essential workers are safely and stably housed. Read the @NLIHC Out of Reach 2025 report here: nlihc.org/oor

#OOR25 is now available from @NLIHC! It has the latest info on rents and wages in Nevada, including that it takes 2.7 full time jobs at minimum wage to afford a 2-bedroom rental home. nlihc.org/oor

Today @NLIHC released their “Out of Reach 2025,” which highlights that low-wage workers and other renters with low incomes continue to struggle with the cost of rent. Read the report here: nlihc.org/oor #OOR25

According to @NLIHC's new Out of Reach 2025 report, if you make the minimum wage in California, you have to work 98 hours per week just to afford the rent and utilities for a modest one-bedroom apartment. nlihc.org/oor #OOR25

11 out of Ohio's 15 most common jobs don't pay enough for a modest 2BR apartment. #OOR25 Tell Ohio's Congressional leaders not to cut housing and homelessness programs - expand them. More info here: cohhio.org/fy-2026-federa…

Today, @NLIHC released its latest report about America’s national housing affordability crisis. The stark analysis shows that the cost of housing is simply out of reach for far too many families—and lawmakers must take action to lower costs. nlihc.org/oor?utm_source…)