Finding 34096 (2022-002)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: A non-disabled head of household incorrectly received a $400 disability income deduction.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook criteria for income determination.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen procedures for tenant leasing processes to prevent future errors.

Finding Text

Statement of Condition ? For the Low Rent Public Housing, we reviewed 40 tenant files (recertification files and new tenant files) for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. We reviewed 5 files for tenants who moved out during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The selected files represented a sample of all files in the three AMPS. We noted 1 instance in which a non-disabled head of household received the $400 income deduction for disability. Criteria ? Per the Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook (Income Determination - Section 6.2), ?An elderly or disabled family is any family in which the head, spouse, or co-head (or the sole member) is at least 62 years of age or a person with disabilities.? Effect ? Tenant rent was understated by $10 per month. Cause ? The disability allowance was incorrectly provided to the family. Identification of a repeat finding ? This is a repeat finding from the immediate previous audit, 2021-002. Recommendation ? Procedures surrounding tenant leasing processes should be strengthened.

Corrective Action Plan

2022-002: The Authority continues to strengthen its procedures surrounding tenant rent calculations at initial and recertification reviews in the Low Income Housing Program. A second review, conducted by a Public Housing Manager, will be required for all such calculations. All Public Housing staff will be required to maintain a Rent Calculation Certification on a bi-annual basis. For the file in question, a correction was made with a retroactive effective date of June 1, 2022.

Categories

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $3.11M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $2.38M
14.269 Hurricane Sandy Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grants (cdbg-Dr) $871,603
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $361,713
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $127,929
14.870 Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators $46,477