Department of Housing and Urban Development
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 20 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2018-02-05 | 1,918 | 7.6 |
| #2 | 2018-04-11 | 1,872 | 7.5 |
| #3 | 2018-04-26 | 1,861 | 7.4 |
| #4 | 2018-06-05 | 1,834 | 7.3 |
| #5 | 2018-07-27 | 1,797 | 7.2 |
| #6 | 2018-07-27 | 1,797 | 7.2 |
| #7 | 2018-10-25 | 1,735 | 6.9 |
| #8 | 2018-12-21 | 1,697 | 6.8 |
| #9 | 2019-03-13 | 1,643 | 6.6 |
| #10 | 2019-04-05 | 1,626 | 6.5 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3,761 | 3,421 | 1,340 |
| FY2024 | 3,324 | 3,102 | 1,012 |
| FY2023 | 1,909 | 1,932 | 779 |
| FY2022 | 1,819 | 2,031 | 802 |
| FY2021 | 1,734 | 2,093 | 1,014 |
| FY2020 | 2,038 | 1,834 | 1,381 |
| FY2019 | 2,140 | 2,018 | 1,174 |
| FY2018 | 2,383 | 2,245 | 1,054 |
| FY2017 | 2,296 | 1,890 | 911 |
| FY2016 | 2,345 | 2,281 | 506 |
| FY2015 | 2,230 | 2,180 | 459 |
| FY2014 | 2,367 | 2,224 | 409 |
| FY2013 | 2,388 | 2,400 | 266 |
| FY2012 | 2,694 | 2,544 | 278 |
| FY2011 | 2,828 | 2,882 | 128 |
| FY2010 | 3,053 | 3,277 | 182 |
| FY2009 | 2,758 | 3,049 | 406 |
| FY2008 | 2,999 | 3,066 | 697 |
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