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.
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… moreRelated Recommendations
Public and Indian Housing
- Status2026-CH-0001-001-BOpenClosed
Develop and implement a process to ensure that corrections or updates to PHA information are reflected in either restated or subsequent MTW annual reports.
- Status2026-CH-0001-001-COpenClosed
Develop and implement a process to ensure that appropriate outcomes are assessed for each PHA’s local MTW program.
- Status2026-CH-0001-001-COpenClosed
Require PHAs to retain supporting documentation for all data elements reported in their annual reports and program data not captured in HUD systems.
- Status2026-CH-0001-001-EOpenClosed
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.