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We assessed public housing agencies’ (PHA) management of the occupancy of public housing units. Our audit objective was to (1) assess the occupancy of public housing units, and (2) determine whether HUD had adequate oversight of PHAs’ occupancy, particularly PHAs’ management of vacant units.
Our office is currently conducting three audits of crime prevention and eligibility determinations at Public Housing Authorities (PHA) in Washington, DC; Chicago; and Los Angeles. The objective of our audits is to (1) determine whether the Authority complied with HUD’s and its own requirements for verifying eligibility of individuals for HUD-assisted housing based on criminal activity, citizenship, and immigration status, and (2) evaluate the Authority’s practices for preventing and addressing criminal activity.
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 statutory requirements. We selected the three PHAs for review based on our analysis of risk factors for initial MTW PHAs.
HUD OIG is initiating an audit of HUD's Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Program. The PBRA Program subsidizes the rents for nearly 2 million low-income individuals through rental assistance contracts between HUD and private property owners. Our objective is to determine whether individuals improperly received Project-Based Rental Assistance payments while holding an FHA-insured mortgage.
HUD OIG is initiating an audit of HUD's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The HCV Program is the Federal government's major program for providing housing assistance to over 2.3 million American families. Our objective is to determine whether individuals improperly received Housing Choice Voucher Program rental assistance payments while holding an FHA-insured mortgage.
HUD OIG is auditing a public housing agency located in Illinois. The housing authority owns and manages public housing units and administers a housing choice voucher program. Our objective is to (1) determine whether the Authority complied with HUD’s and its own requirements for verifying eligibility of individuals for HUD assisted housing based on criminal activity, citizenship, and immigration status, and (2) assess the Authority’s practices for preventing and addressing criminal activity.
HUD OIG is auditing a public housing agency located in California. The housing authority owns and manages public housing units and administers a housing choice voucher program. Our objective is to (1) determine whether the Authority complied with HUD’s and its own requirements for verifying eligibility of individuals for HUD assisted housing based on criminal activity, citizenship, and immigration status, and (2) assess the Authority’s practices for preventing and addressing criminal activity.
HUD OIG is auditing a public housing agency located in the District of Columbia. The housing authority owns and manages public housing units and administers a housing choice voucher program. Our objective is to (1) determine whether the Authority complied with HUD’s and its own requirements for verifying eligibility of individuals for HUD assisted housing based on criminal activity, citizenship, and immigration status, and (2) assess the Authority’s practices for preventing and addressing criminal activity.
HUD OIG is reviewing a Section 8 project-based rental assisted multifamily property in New York. Under a rental assistance contract, the property owner agrees to manage assisted units subject to Federal requirements. HUD agrees to pay subsidies to make up the difference between the low, income-based rents to tenants and previously agreed upon contract rents. Our objective is to determine whether the property owner properly calculated tenant rental subsides in accordance with applicable HUD requirements.
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