Finding 389299 (2023-001)

2023-001 – ELIGIBILITY Material Weakness/Material Noncompliance U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ALN #: 14.871 – Housing Voucher Cluster CRITERIA PHA responsibility for reexamination and verification. (1) The PHA must conduct a reexamination of family income and composition at least annually. (2) The PHA must obtain and document in the tenant file third-party verification of the following factors, or must document in the tenant file why third-party verification was not available: (i) Reported family annual income; (ii) The value of assets; (iii) Expenses related to deductions from annual income; and (iv) Other factors that affect the determination of adjusted income. (24 CFR 982.516) CONDITION As a result of our audit procedures, we identified the following exceptions in our testing:  Ten (10) instances of income, asset, or medical miscalculation or insufficient verification  One (1) instances of incorrect payment standard CAUSE The Authority experienced turnover in the administrative department. EFFECT The Authority is potentially incorrectly calculating and adjusting tenant rent and housing assistance payments. QUESTIONED COSTS None identified. CONTEXT We selected a sample of 40 from a population of 153. This was not a statistically valid sample. REPEAT FINDING Repeat of finding 2022-001. RECOMMENDATION We recommend the Authority provide training for the performance of reexamination procedures.