ACEH Weekly Digest: 6/16/2021

A new IRS tool now makes it easier for people experiencing homelessness to access stimulus checks. 

The Non-filer Sign Up Tool is designed to help eligible individuals and families who don’t normally file income tax returns:  

• claim Child Tax Credits granted under the American Rescue Plan; 
• register for the $1,400 third round of Economic Impact Payments; and 
• claim the Recovery Rebate Credit for any amount of the first two rounds of Economic Impact Payments they may have missed. 

This tool addresses a major obstacle to accessing payments for people experiencing homelessness, as well as those in housing programs. Providers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with it as soon as possible. 

National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Updates

House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Universal Vouchers

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on June 9 titled “Universal Vouchers: Ending Homelessness and Expanding Economic Opportunity in America.” The hearing addressed the need to make Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) universally available. Witnesses offered testimony and answered questions about the need for universal housing vouchers and source-of-income (SOI) protections for voucher holders; improvements to the HCV program; and investments in affordable housing supply. The panel addressed how expanding rental assistance to every eligible household would help end homelessness and address racial disparities in housing and homelessness. View full NLIHC article here 

Watch a recording of the hearing at: https://youtu.be/WPIWWZgjzxA

Read a discussion draft of the “Ending Homelessness Act” at: https://bit.ly/3gqDfSZ

NLIHC’s fact sheet on the “Ending Homelessness Act” is available at: https://bit.ly/2SuQLx9

Read a discussion draft of the “Stable Families Act” at: https://bit.ly/3xhUCfR