Department of Housing and Urban Development

American  

noun

1. the department of the U.S. federal government that institutes and administers all federal programs dealing with better housing, urban renewal, and metropolitan planning. HUD

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Department of Housing and Urban Development Cultural  

1. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for home finance, promoting civil rights in housing, urban renewal (see also urban renewal), and the development of new communities.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Family Self Sufficiency program, run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, creates a sort of forced savings account for low-income renters.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it suspended the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority from managing federal homelessness funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

In a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, oral-history interview, Duncan described popping into the Department of Housing and Urban Development one day and finding a room full of female bureaucrats, instead of men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development indicate veteran homelessness is on the decline nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

As a result of Thorpe’s case, however, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new regulations stating that public housing residents could not be evicted without cause and could appeal the action.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson