Musk's DOGE Shutters $1B Affordable Housing Program

Friday, March 14, 2025

The Trump administration has moved to terminate a $1 billion program aimed at preserving affordable housing, a decision that could disrupt efforts to maintain tens of thousands of units for low-income Americans.

The move, directed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is part of broader funding freezes at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to an internal document reviewed by The Associated Press.

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"The program had already allocated funding to upgrade at least 25,000 housing units nationwide, but HUD has not clarified how it will handle the rollback.

According to an internal HUD document obtained by the AP, the decision to shutter the program came at the direction of DOGE. Two HUD employees, speaking anonymously due to fear of reprisals, confirmed the directive.

HUD did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Mike Essian, vice president at American Community Developers, Inc., which had received program funding, warned that without this support, projects could collapse.

"Projects will fail, and these are projects that are already difficult to finance," Essian said."

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Definitely all about the cruelty. And to show that the People don't own their Gov, the Corporations do.

More Thanks, Trumpers!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-14 04:44 PM | Reply

Musk's DOGE Shutters $1B Affordable Housing Program

"Good! One billion is far too much for a home to call it affordable."
-MAGAt intelligentsia

#2 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-14 04:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Hi Corky: It's the cruelty, for sure. About 24.5 million (or 7.4%) of Americans have experienced homelessness in their lifetime (NCBI, 2018). Thanks to Trumpf and DOGE, we will see a return of Hoovervilles within a few years:

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-14 05:00 PM | Reply

"If America must fail for Billionaires to get another tax cut, so be it."
-Deplorable Trumping MAGAts.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-14 05:01 PM | Reply

"Social Security's Death Warrant Was Just Signed " Are You Ready?
America's safety net is their next profit scheme " and you're the target ... "

hartmannreport.com

Why billionaires hate the Gov... and how they make undereducated Republicans their tools.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-14 05:05 PM | Reply

The idiot Trumpers who post on the DR aren't even the dumbest of the Trumpers in America.

Which is why this country is gonna fail.

Too many stupid sheep being led to slaughter by the Republican Party.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-14 05:08 PM | Reply

"March 13, 2025

Severe Affordable Housing Shortage Plagues Nation as Funding Cuts Loom
NLIHC's releases its annual 'The Gap' report.

As the nation faces potential cuts to federal housing programs, there is a shortage of 7.1 million affordable and available rental homes, reveals the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC).

In its annual "The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes" report, NLIHC finds there are only 35 affordable and available homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households."

www.housingfinance.com

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-14 05:12 PM | Reply