Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) propose to terminate at least half of all HUD employees. If such deep staff cuts occur, it will be significantly more difficult for states and communities to access needed federal housing, community development, and homelessness investments. Take action!
Advocates must act urgently to protect HUD!
Tell members of Congress why HUD resources are critical to low-income families and communities and urge your representatives to protect HUD programs and staff.
Add your organization to a national sign-on letter to protect HUD from Elon Musk and DOGE! Threats to HUD staffing and programs would be detrimental to communities across the country.
Join us for a national press event on Monday, March 3 at 5 pm ET at HUD headquarters! House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) and other congressional leaders will join the event and hand-deliver a letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, demanding answers about DOGE’s efforts to fire half of all HUD staff, freeze federal investments, and more. Join us to show solidarity and send a powerful, public message: HUD staff, programs, and investments are essential to tackling our nation’s housing and homelessness crises!
Join us for a National Day of Action on March 10 to demand Congress stand up to Elon Musk and DOGE and protect HUD! Contact your senators and representatives, post on social media, or hold events in your local community to raise awareness of DOGE’s efforts to decimate HUD.
Background
HUD is a key federal agency dedicated to addressing the most pressing housing, community development, and homelessness challenges in the U.S. and serves millions of renters, homeowners, and people experiencing homelessness. Terminating at least half of all HUD employees would be detrimental to communities across the country: shelters will close, federally funded home and community center construction will halt, households receiving rental assistance will face immediate rent increases or evictions, victims of discrimination will not be assisted, and communities impacted by disasters will not be able to rebuild.
Termination of HUD employees will diminish access to key federal resources used to:
Provide rental assistance to help low-income households afford their homes.
Build and preserve affordable rental housing for low-income households.
Address and prevent homelessness, which has reached its highest level on record.
Operate and maintain public housing and other affordable housing for millions of seniors, people with disabilities, and families with young children.
Revitalize neighborhoods, promote economic development, and improve community facilities, including infrastructure and services in low-income communities.
Reform restrictive zoning and land use regulations that inflate housing costs.
Investigate and enforce fair housing and civil rights laws.
Rebuild housing and infrastructure after major disasters and mitigate future harm.
At a time when housing costs are far out of reach for renters and homelessness has reached an all-time high, now is the time to strengthen federal investments in affordable housing and homelessness solutions.
In late January, the Trump Administration directed all federal agencies, including HUD, to withhold all federal assistance investments – including essential HUD funds. After enormous pressure from advocates and congressional champions, the Administration rescinded its directive after 48 hours. Now, President Trump is attempting to decimate HUD by terminating critically needed staff.