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Crime, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
  • Recommendation Number: 2021-CH-0001-001-B
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: September 15, 2021
  • Priority
Closed Date:
March 15, 2023

Establish and implement a plan for the unused and unfunded vouchers to mitigate or prevent additional vouchers from becoming unused and unfunded […]

Publication Report

2021-CH-0001 | September 15, 2021

HUD Remains Challenged To Serve the Maximum Number of Eligible Families Due to Decreasing Utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of voucher utilization and reallocation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program based on the HUD Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) report on HUD’s top management… more

Related Recommendations

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2021-CH-0001-001-A
    Closed on January 31, 2022

    Establish and implement a plan to assist public housing agencies in optimizing leasing potential to maximize the number of assisted families and prevent additional vouchers from becoming unfunded. The plan should include but not be limited to (1) addressing the circumstances that prevent public housing agencies from leasing vouchers and assessing whether legislative, policy, or funding changes are needed to optimize voucher use and (2) establishing timeframes to lease vouchers for those public housing agencies that can lease vouchers and determining appropriate corrective actions for those public housing agencies that do not increase their leasing to prevent additional vouchers from becoming unfunded.