How much did HUD spend in FY2025?

Department of Housing and Urban Development obligated $69.7B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book against $332.9B in budget authority.

What is HUD's budget utilization rate?

Department of Housing and Urban Development utilized only 20.9% of its $332.9B budget authority, a low draw-down versus peers.

How does HUD rank among federal agencies?

Department of Housing and Urban Development ranks #10 out of 111 federal agencies by obligated amount in FY2025, with $69.7B in total obligations (+7.0% vs the average agency).

What is the difference between budget authority and obligated amount?

Budget authority is the ceiling Congress authorizes; obligated amount is what HUD has committed through awards. For FY2025, $332.9B was authorized and $69.7B was obligated (20.9% utilization).

Where can I find detailed HUD spending data?

Detailed spending data for Department of Housing and Urban Development is available on USASpending.gov. This page shows FY2025 budget authority, obligations, and peer context from the official federal spending database.

Federal agency spending profile · FY2025 USASpending.gov

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

$69.7B obligated in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book (rank #10 of 111).

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Data updated September 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development posted a dense absolute book of $69.7B in FY2025 against $332.9B in budget authority (20.9% utilization). That is 7.0% above the average of all 111 tracked federal agencies.

Obligated: $69.7B
Budget utilization: 20.9%; Bottom third
vs. average agency: +7.0%
Fiscal year: FY2025

Rank #10 of 111 agencies Similar size to ED

Heavy absolute obligation book

Department of Housing and Urban Development sits #10 of 96 top-tier agencies by obligations ($69.7B).

According to USASpending.gov, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a dense absolute obligation book of $69.7B in FY2025 against $332.9B in congressional budget authority (20.9% utilization). That places the agency at rank #10 of 111 tracked federal agencies, a heavy absolute book relative to the corpus.

DOGE has recorded 462 terminations at HUD with $779.9M in claimed savings, an unverified post-FY slice against this low 20.9% draw-down of $332.9B.

Figures are award-transaction data from USASpending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). See our methodology for how each agency total is assembled.

How does this agency compare?

Budget Authority

$332.9B

Obligated Amount

$69.7B

Rank #10

How HUD Ranks Nationally

HUD vs. all federal agencies by obligated amount

All 96 agencies with recorded FY2025 obligations

$69,673,883,491 10th of 96 higher than 0 of 96 agencies

all federal agencies with recorded obligations, bucketed by value

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Source USASpending.gov FY2025 agency obligations

Budget Utilization

HUD had $332.9B in budget authority and obligated $69.7B, a utilization rate of 20.9%. That is a low draw-down band, with substantial authority still unobligated relative to peers.

$0 $332.9B

DOGE Impact

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) has terminated contracts and grants at this agency.

Claimed Savings

$779.9M

Terminations

462

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Savings figures are reported by DOGE.gov and have not been independently verified.

Read with this HUD obligation profile

Agencies With Similar Spending Levels

Federal agencies with obligated amounts closest to HUD's $69.7B.

$61.4B

Department of Education

DOT

$85.2B

Department of Transportation

DOE

$53.5B

Department of Energy

DOL

$45.5B

Department of Labor

DOJ

$37.8B

Department of Justice

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Nationwide agencies with similar budget utilization or grant mix

Two federal-spending peer sets for HUD - budget-authority draw-down rate and grant award-count share, distinct from the obligation-level neighbors above.

Similar budget utilization

Nearest nationwide agencies by obligated-to-budget-authority rate (20.9% here).

NSF · 21% utilized
DOC · 21.7% utilized
DOS · 23% utilized
EPA · 16.9% utilized

Similar grant award-count share

Nearest nationwide agencies by grant awards as a share of total award counts (4% grants here).

DHS · 4.8% grant awards
USDA · 1.3% grant awards
VA · 0.4% grant awards
DOD · 0.4% grant awards

Grant share is measured on USASpending award counts, not dollar obligations. Agencies below $1B in obligated amount are excluded from the comparison corpus.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did HUD spend in FY2025?: Department of Housing and Urban Development obligated $69.7B in FY2025 - a heavy absolute book against $332.9B in budget authority.
What is HUD's budget utilization rate?: Department of Housing and Urban Development utilized only 20.9% of its $332.9B budget authority, a low draw-down versus peers.
How does HUD rank among federal agencies?: Department of Housing and Urban Development ranks #10 out of 111 federal agencies by obligated amount in FY2025, with $69.7B in total obligations (+7.0% vs the average agency).
What is the difference between budget authority and obligated amount?: Budget authority is the ceiling Congress authorizes; obligated amount is what HUD has committed through awards. For FY2025, $332.9B was authorized and $69.7B was obligated (20.9% utilization).
Where can I find detailed HUD spending data?: Detailed spending data for Department of Housing and Urban Development is available on USASpending.gov. This page shows FY2025 budget authority, obligations, and peer context from the official federal spending database.

Data Source: USASpending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Year 2025. Budget authority totals are reconciled against OMB Program and Financial Schedules where available.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from USASpending.gov. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and presented.

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