Department of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary:	Scott Turner
Annual budget:	75.3 billion (2023)
Total employed:	7,824 (2022)
Year created:	1965
Official website:	HUD.gov

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Department SecretariesMarco Rubio •Scott Bessent •Pete Hegseth •Pam Bondi •Doug Burgum •Brooke Rollins •Lori Chavez-DeRemer •Robert F. Kennedy Jr. •Scott Turner •Howard Lutnick •Sean Duffy •Chris Wright •Linda McMahon •Doug Collins •Kristi Noem

TheDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a cabinet-level agency that was established in 1965 by theHousing and Urban Development Act of 1965. The act “initiated a leased housing program to make privately owned housing available to low-income families.”^[1] HUD is “responsible for programs concerned with the Nation's housing needs, fair housing opportunities, and improvement and development of the Nation's communities,” according to theFederal Register.^[2]

Scott Turner is the secretary of housing and urban development.Click here to learn more about his confirmation process.

History

The following list highlights important events throughout the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s history:^[3]

• 2000: American homeownership reaches a record high of 67.7 percent.

• 1990: “Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act emphasizes homeownership and tenant-based assistance, launches HOME housing block grant.”

• 1990: “Low-Income Housing Preservation and Residential Homeownership Act of 1990 fortifies Federal commitment to preservation of -assisted low-income, multifamily housing.”

• 1988: The Indian Housing Act passes, expanding the department's role to include housing for Native Americans and Alaskan Indians.

• 1983: “Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 begins Housing Development Action Grant and Rental Rehabilitation programs.”

• 1974: “Housing and Community Development Act consolidates programs into Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Section 8 tenant-based certificates increase low-income tenants' choice of housing.”

• 1970: “Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 introduces Federal Experimental Housing Allowance Program and Community Development Corporation.”

• 1968: The Fair Housing Act of 1968 passes.

• 1965: The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 passes, officially designating HUD as a cabinet-level agency.

• 1937: The U.S. Housing Act of 1937 passes.

Structure

Mission

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The official department mission statement is as follows:

Leadership

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Organizational chart

Budget

The requested budget for the 2025 fiscal year was $72.6 billion.^[6]

Employment

The Department of Housing and Urban Development employed 8,382 people in 2025.^[7]

Responsibilities

HUD is responsible for administering federal housing assistance programs and executing urban development laws across the United States. HUD’s primary responsibility “is helping create a decent home and suitable living environment for all Americans, and it has given America's communities a strong national voice at the Cabinet level,” according to HUD’s web page. HUD also aims to promote home ownership by underwriting lower and moderate-income families through mortgage insurance programs.^[8]

Role of HUD in work requirements for public housing

See also:Arguments about work requirements for public assistance programs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may approve waivers that allow state public housing agencies to implement Moving to Work (MTW) initiatives, which require residents to find employment to remain eligible for public housing. These waivers exempt state and local housing agencies from some HUD public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rules. If HUD approves waivers for state or local housing agencies, those agencies may use federal funds flexibly “to implement activities that otherwise would not be allowable” or “combine activities in order to create more comprehensive initiatives,” according to HUD.^[9]

State or local public housing agencies with MTW waivers have the flexibility to create initiatives that include work requirements. These requirements vary across state and local housing agencies to respond to local populations, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. HUD had selected 87 state and local agencies for MTW initiatives as of March 23, 2022.^[10][11]

Recent news

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See also

External links

• Official Department of Housing and Urban Development website
• Official Department of Housing and Urban Development blog
• Department of Housing and Urban Development on Facebook
• Department of Housing and Urban Development on Twitter
• Department of Housing and Urban Development Youtube channel
• Department of Housing and Urban Development on Flickr
• Department of Housing and Urban Development on the Federal Register

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