Trump Seeks HUD Layoffs

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Trump administration looks to slash HUD workers tackling the housing crisis

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More than a dozen programs within the Department of Housing and Urban Development's portfolio would be affected by the loss of some 4,000 positions detailed in the documents.

The documents, which aren't clearly dated but were circulated this week , include total staffing numbers, expected resignations, as well as a projected “Day 120 Headcount” and reduction percentage of staff at individual HUD offices.

Such dramatic staffing cuts are in line with the administration’s broader push to gut government spending.

HUD ’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity could see hundreds of employees eliminated, including the administrative staff that investigates discrimination complaints.

The proposal to trim the department from 572 employees down to 134 people would mean a nearly 77% reduction to the program.

HUD has previously committed to upholding the Fair Housing Act , which includes a statutory mandate for HUD to fight discrimination.

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