Audit Firm: CohnReznick Period Covered by Audit October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025 Corrective Action Plan Prepared By: Name: Nancy Thomas Position Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Telephone Number: 336-917-6066 Finding No. 2025-002; Eligibility - Material Weakness PUBLIC HOUSING Name of Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Public Housing Operating Fund Assistance Listing Number: 14.850 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: NC012-00000325D; NC012-00000625D; NC012-00000825D; NC012-00000925D; NC012-00001225D; NC012-00002125D; NC012-00002225D; NC012-00003025D; NC012-00003125D; NC012-00003225D; NC012-00034325D; NC012-00003525D; NC012-00003625D; NC012-00003725D; NC012-00003825D; NC012-00004025D; NC012-00004125D Criteria: In accordance with Uniform Guidance, internal controls are required to be in place to ensure compliance with federal requirements and to maintain complete and accurate participant files as noted in 24 CFR 5.233. Condition and Context: Our testing of 40 participant files noted the following: • No electronic income verification was done within the required time period for 20 of 40 participant selections. Effect or Potential Effect: The Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem (“ASPIRE”) is not in compliance with federal requirements regarding Eligibility. Cause: Tenant lease files were not maintained, and tenant eligibility was not determined in accordance with Uniform Guidance. Questioned Costs: Unknown Identification as a Repeat Finding: This finding is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: ASPIRE should maintain complete and accurate participant files to ensure compliance with federal requirements. Views of Responsible Official(s) and Planned Corrective Actions: ASPIRE will improve internal controls to maintain complete and accurate participant files to ensure compliance with federal requirements. CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN: 1. No electronic income verification was done within the required time period for 20 of 40 participant selections. Response: Electronic Income Verification (EIV) reports were not completed within the required timeframe for 20 of the 40 public housing tenant files selected for review. The delays were the result of staff oversight and a lack of adequate monitoring to ensure EIV reviews were completed and documented within HUD-required timeframes. To address this issue, Public Housing staff have been retrained on EIV requirements, including HUD-required review and documentation deadlines. Management has reinforced expectations regarding the timely completion of EIV reviews and implemented additional monitoring procedures to ensure compliance. The Assistant Director has also established a tracking system and compliance calendar to assist staff in monitoring and completing required EIV reviews within the prescribed deadlines. In addition, the Assistant Director of Compliance conducts monthly reviews of a random sample of tenant files to verify compliance with EIV requirements and identify any deficiencies including the 120-day move in EIV reports and requires corrective action. Any findings are addressed through staff coaching, corrective action, and additional training as necessary. These measures are intended to strengthen internal controls, improve compliance monitoring, and ensure EIV reviews are completed in accordance with HUD requirements.