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Parent Oversight Areas

HUD Could Improve Its Process for Evaluating the Performance of Public Housing Agencies’ Housing Choice Voucher Programs

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) based on our report on HUD’s top management challenges for fiscal years 2020 through 2022 and HUD’s strategic goals and objectives reported in its strategic plan for 2018 through 2022.  Our audit objective was to assess the effectiveness of HUD’s SEMAP as a performance measure for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program.

Unit Conditions of an Ohio Public Housing Agency

HUD OIG is conducting an audit of an Ohio-based public housing agency that administers Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs. The agency was created to provide access to affordable housing through collaborative partnerships to develop, renovate, and maintain housing. The audit objective is to determine whether the physical conditions of the public housing agency’s Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Program units comply with HUD’s and its own requirements.

Unit Conditions of a Massachusetts Public Housing Agency

HUD OIG is conducting an audit of a Massachusetts-based public housing agency that administers Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Programs. The agency was established to provide stable, quality affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons. The audit objective is to determine whether the physical conditions of the public housing agency’s Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing Program units comply with HUD’s and its own requirements.

Effectiveness of the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative Program in Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness

HUD OIG is auditing HUD’s Foster Youth to Independence Initiative Program.  Our objective is to determine the effectiveness of the FYI program in preventing and ending youth homelessness.  The Foster Youth Initiative is a special purpose voucher program administered by HUD to expand the availability of housing assistance to youths with a history of foster care.

Long Branch Housing Authority, Long Branch, NJ, Did Not Properly Handle Income and Expenses Related to Agreements With Other Housing Agencies

We audited the Long Branch Housing Authority based on the results of our previous audits of the Asbury Park and Red Bank Housing Authorities, which received management services and technical assistance from Long Branch for several years. The objective of the audit was to determine whether Long Branch properly handled income and expenses associated with its agreements with Asbury Park and Red Bank in accordance with requirements.

HUD’s Oversight of the Physical Conditions of Public Housing Agencies' Developments

HUD OIG is auditing HUD's oversight of the physical conditions of public housing developments. The objective of the audit is to assess whether HUD has adequate oversight of public housing agencies’ corrective actions in response to (1) public housing agencies’ annual inspections and (2) the Real Estate Assessment Center’s periodic inspections to ensure that corrections result in decent, safe, and sanitary housing.

Public Housing Agencies’ Experiences and Challenges Regarding the Administration of HUD’s CARES Act Funds

We conducted a limited review of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act supplemental public housing operating funds (supplemental funds).  Our objective was to assess public housing agencies’ (PHA) experiences and challenges and HUD’s efforts in providing guidance related to the administration of the supplemental operating funds under the CARES Act.