HUD layoffs hit 442 employees amid government shutdown

"The document says 442 HUD employees received RIF notices. Bloomberg reported that the largest reductions at HUD were in its Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, which investigates housing discrimination. Nearly 100 equal opportunity specialists in field offices across the country were notified that their positions will end Dec. 9, according to a document reviewed by Bloomberg."

"Two HUD staffers told Bloomberg, on the condition of anonymity, that entire fair housing teams in the Denver and San Francisco regional offices received layoff notices, while five other regions saw major cuts to staff. The cuts extended beyond fair housing, with more than 100 staff overseeing public and Indian housing receiving notices, including 25 rental housing inspectors and 50 employees in the office that oversees the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Bloomberg reported."

RIF notices were issued to 442 Department of Housing and Urban Development employees just over one week into the government shutdown. Large reductions occurred in the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, with nearly 100 equal opportunity specialists across field offices notified that their positions will end Dec. 9, and several regional fair housing teams receiving layoff notices. More than 100 staff overseeing public and Indian housing received notices, including 25 rental housing inspectors and 50 employees in the office that oversees the Federal Housing Administration. Multiple regional offices across the country were affected.

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