What is United States Department of Housing and Urban Development?
{{Infobox government agency |agency_name = United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |logo = Flag of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg{{!}}border |logo_width = 175 |logo_caption = Flag of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |seal = Seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.svg |seal_width = 175 |seal_caption = Seal of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |picture = Department of Housing and Urban Development.JPG{{!}}border |picture_caption = Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Department Headquarters |formed = {{Start date and age|1965|9|9}} |preceding1 = [[Housing and Home Finance Agency]] |coordinates = {{coord|38|53|2.17|N|77|1|21.03|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |jurisdiction = [[Federal government of the United States]] |headquarters = [[Robert C. Weaver Federal Building]], 451 [[7th Street (Washington, D.C.)|7th Street]] [[Southwest, Washington D.C.|SW]], [[Washington, D.C.]] |employees = 8,416 (2014) |budget = $32.6 Billion (2014) |chief1_name = [[Scott Turner (politician)|Scott Turner]] |chief1_position = [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Secretary]] |chief2_name = TBD |chief2_position = [[United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development|Deputy Secretary]] |website = [http://www.hud.gov/ hud.gov] |footnotes = }} The '''United States Department of Housing''', often abbreviated '''HUD''', is a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] department of the [[United States]] federal [[government of the United States|government]]. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency, it was founded in 1965 to develop and execute policy on housing and cities. It has largely scaled back its urban development function and now focuses primarily on housing. The department was established on September 9, 1965 when [[President of the Unite