Management of Lead-Based Paint in a Maryland Public Housing Agency
HUD OIG is reviewing a housing authority in Maryland. The Authority owns and manages public housing units to serve low-income families. Our objective is to determine whether the Authority adequately managed lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in its public housing.
HUD Open Obligations Review Results
To determine whether all the unexpended obligations of HUD are valid and meet funding guidelines, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) coordinates annually an Open Obligation Review (OOR) of all program and administrative funds. This review determines which funds are still needed and certifies to Treasury that the funds remaining in its obligation balance at the end of the fiscal year represent future obligations for the department. Historically, HUD OIG has audited the OOR as part of the annual financial statement audit.
Fraud Risk Inventories (Capital Fund, Disaster Recovery, and Single-Family Housing programs)
HUD OIG is auditing HUD programs to identify fraud risks for funds that HUD received for its Capital Fund, Disaster Recovery, and Single-Family Housing programs. Our objective is to develop three separate inventories of fraud risks that HUD has not already identified for the three programs.
HUD Has Challenges Measuring the Impact of Homeownership Counseling
We audited the HUD Office of Housing Counseling to assess its processes for achieving its goal to advance homeownership through prepurchase and postpurchase homeownership counseling, including its use of performance metrics and the collection and use of outcome data. We selected this review because housing counseling plays a significant role in improving housing outcomes for home buyers, homeowners, and renters.
Improper Payment Estimate for HUD’s Public and Indian Housing Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (PIH-TBRA) Program
HUD OIG is initiating an audit to estimate improper payments in HUD’s Tenant-Based Rental Assistance program (TBRA) under the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH). HUD has not been able to perform an estimate of this program as required by the Payment Integrity Information Act (PIIA) of 2019 for the last 8 years. Our objective is to determine whether a sample of housing assistance payments (HAP) in the PIH-TBRA program are proper; if improper, then we will estimate the total improper and unknown payments.