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Lower Gas Prices Help Offset High Housing Costs In November Economic Report

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Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40% -- and let states fill the gap if they want

3:04pm May 02, 2025

The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.

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HUD approves $1.4B grant to rebuild homes in western North Carolina

3:13pm April 28, 2025

by DJ Simmons

Most of the money would go toward housing recovery for low and moderate-income residents in the region.

IRS, HUD, EPA Furlough 115,000 Due To Sequester Cuts

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As Trump jettisons its staff, HUD puts its D.C. headquarters up for sale

5:01pm April 17, 2025

The federal housing agency says its 1968 building faces more than $500 million in deferred maintenance. It also says current staff take up only half the space.

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For these seniors, DOGE's affordable housing pause means suffering longer without AC

7:00am April 06, 2025

The Trump administration froze funding for a program to upgrade aging low-income housing and make it energy efficient. The move threatens hundreds of projects around the country.

Rep. Maxine Waters Leads Protest Against DOGE, Delivering Letter To HUD Secretary Turner

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HUD choked funding to enforce fair-housing laws. Legal aid groups may not survive

7:00am March 15, 2025

Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful.

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HUD employees are bracing for what they hear will be 'drastic' staff cuts

7:57pm February 14, 2025

As federal layoffs mount, sources say the Trump administration plans a 50% staffing cut at the federal housing agency. The moves come amid an affordable housing shortage and record high homelessness.

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HUD is bracing as DOGE seeks to cut waste, fraud. Union leaders have a suggestion

6:32pm February 11, 2025

The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.

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The Senate has confirmed Scott Turner to lead Housing and Urban Development

3:47pm February 05, 2025

The former NFL player served in the first Trump administration, promoting investment in distressed neighborhoods. Turner has said HUD is "failing at its most basic mission."

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Trump nominee to lead HUD says the agency is failing in its mission

6:00pm January 16, 2025

Scott Turner pledged to make HUD programs more streamlined and efficient. He declined to say whether he would oppose major budget cuts to the agency if Trump proposes them again.

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As heat waves intensify, more public housing residents may get help with AC bills

4:00pm July 04, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

For decades, public housing providers could subsidize heating bills but not air-conditioning. New Biden administration guidance changes that, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.

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