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Advocates warn proposed HUD staffing cuts and withheld funds could slow housing programs

2758701 · March 12, 2025
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Witnesses told the Senate committee that proposed reductions in HUD staff and withheld federal grants risk disrupting aid for low‑income renters, homeless services and disaster recovery.

WASHINGTON — Witnesses at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing raised alarm about proposed staffing cuts and withheld funding at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, saying the changes would hinder communities’ ability to access federal housing programs.

“Without adequate staff to administer and oversee these funds, states and communities will face new barriers to accessing the critical federal resources they need,” Renee Willis, interim president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, testified.…

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