Finding 2320 (2022-002)

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Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-11-21

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Annual eligibility and income recertification for supportive housing was not consistently documented or completed on time.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the requirement for annual income reexaminations for assisted units is not being met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should establish a monitoring process to ensure compliance functions are performed effectively by staff.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-002 - Supportive Housing for Person with Disabilities – Assistance Listing Number 14.181 Condition: Annual eligibility and income recertification were not consistently documented and/or not completed timely. Criteria: Annual reexamination of incomes of households occupying assisted units must be completed. Context and Cause of Condition: A sample of tenant files were selected to verify that annual reexamination of incomes were completed. Documentation to support the process was completed was noted to be missing for some files. There is currently no process implemented to monitor the compliance requirement functions being performed by responsible staff. Potential Effect: Future tenant assistance payments may be disallowed. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: Management should implement a process that provides for monitoring of all functions performed by responsible staff, especially as it relates to compliance requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: From early 2020 through early 2022, conditions brought about as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted normal operations. Attendance and performance of key personnel was impacted and resulted in a failure to complete normal processes and procedures to ensure compliance. See Planned Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Staff responsible for fulfilling applicable compliance requirements was terminated for failture to perform job duties and replaced. In addition, a process to monitor performance of required procedures to complete annual eligibility verifications and income recertifications was implemented upon staff transition.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 2321 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 2322 2022-002
    -
  • 2323 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 578762 2022-002
    -
  • 578763 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 578764 2022-002
    -
  • 578765 2022-003
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $3.48M
10.767 Intermediary Relending Program $735,284
14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program $528,086
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $304,788
14.157 Supportive Housing for the Elderly $142,291