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  • Recommendation Number: 2026-CH-0001-001-C
  • Status: Open
  • Date Issued: March 10, 2026

Develop and implement a process to ensure that appropriate outcomes are assessed for each PHA’s local MTW program.

Publication Report

2026-CH-0001 | March 10, 2026

HUD Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Moving To Work Public Housing Agencies

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program.  We also reviewed three of the 39 initial MTW public housing agencies (PHA) for compliance with the MTW program’s… more

Related Recommendations

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-CH-0001-001-A

    Develop and implement a review and verification process to ensure that data provided by MTW PHAs as support for compliance with the statutory requirements, that is not reported in HUD systems is accurate, complete, and supported.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-CH-0001-001-B

    Develop and implement a process to ensure that corrections or updates to PHA information are reflected in either restated or subsequent MTW annual reports.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-CH-0001-001-C

    Require PHAs to retain supporting documentation for all data elements reported in their annual reports and program data not captured in HUD systems.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2026-CH-0001-001-E

    Conduct an analysis to determine whether the changes to form HUD-50900 allow PHAs and HUD to appropriately measure the benefits and impacts of PHAs’ MTW program to include whether additional changes to the form are warranted to appropriately evaluate results of the MTW program.