Finding Text
Assistance Listing Number, Federal Agency, and Program Name - Housing Vouchers Cluster - 14.871 and 14.879
Federal Award Identification Number and Year - Not applicable
Pass through Entity - Not applicable
Finding Type - Significant deficiency
Repeat Finding - Yes 2023-001
Criteria - Under 24 CFR 5.230, 5.609, 982.201, 982.515, 982.516, and 982.516, the Commission must:
Reexamine family income and composition at least once every 12 months and adjust the tenant rent and housing assistance payment as necessary using the documentation from third party verification.
Condition The Commission did not complete fiscal year 2024 recertifications.
Questioned Costs - $876
Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - Questioned costs were computed on the individual below by identifying overpayments of subsidy charged compared to the appropriate amount.
Context - A total of 60 tenant files were tested, and 2 participant files were delinquent recertifications during the year.
Cause and Effect - The Commission did not have the proper controls in place to ensure tenant recertifications are completed timely. Due to the lack of adequate controls, questioned costs for overpayment of subsidy were identified above and the housing assistance payments could be incorrect for tenants.
Recommendation - The Commission should establish procedures to ensure participant recertifications are documented and completed timely.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions - Annual delinquent recertifications are being addressed according to HUD policy. Rent calculation training has been provided for and passed by all staff. We certify and maintain that it will be our standard operating procedure to ensure compliance with HUD policies. We will continue to mitigate PIC errors and ensure continued staff training to reduce these errors. The HCV manager will randomly review 10 percent of files for accuracy. A list will be maintained. As of February 17, 2025, HUD’s recertification score was 99.7 percent in compliance.