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What Is HUD?
Created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty, the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established as a
Cabinet Department by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act,
effective November 9, 1965. It consolidated a number of
other older federal agencies.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the Federal agency
responsible for national policy and programs that address America's housing
needs, that improve and develop the Nation's communities, and enforce fair
housing laws. HUD's business is helping create a decent home and suitable
living environment for all Americans, and it has given America's cities a strong
national voice at the Cabinet level.
HUD's mission
HUD is the Federal agency that works to help the nation's communities meet
their development needs, spur economic growth in distressed neighborhoods,
provide housing assistance for the poor, help rehabilitate and develop moderate
and low-cost housing, and enforce the nation's fair housing laws.
In an age of shrinking Federal budgets, HUD is focusing its resources on
providing housing and economic development opportunities where they are most
needed and can be best utilized through local planning.
HUD plays a major role in supporting homeownership by underwriting
homeownership for lower- and moderate-income families through its mortgage
insurance program.
Simply put, HUD's mission is a decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American.
- Fighting for fair housing
- Increasing affordable housing & home ownership
- Reducing homelessness
- Promoting jobs and economic opportunity
- Empowering people and communities
- Restoring the public trust
Want to learn more about HUD?
You can visit HUD's main Web site. HUD also has a site for young people, called Kids Next Door.
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