Finding Text
2024-003 - REPORTING
Significant Deficiency / Other Matter
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ALN: 14.871 / 14.879 – Housing Voucher Cluster
CRITERIA
The PHA must conduct a reexamination of family income and composition at least annually. (24 CFR 982.516)
CONDITION
We selected a sample of 12 annual reexaminations, which is approximately 10% of the population, for participants in the Housing Voucher Cluster. For 3 out of the 12 reexaminations, the annual reexamination was not conducted timely.
CAUSE
Delays in receiving information from participants caused the re-examinations to not be conducted on an annual basis.
EFFECT
The annual re-examinations are used to calculate the participant share of housing assistance payment. Untimely reexaminations may impact the participant share of rent.
QUESTIONED COSTS
None Identified.
CONTEXT
We selected a sample of 12 reexaminations from a population of approximately 100 participants. These were not statistically valid samples.
REPEAT FINDING
Not a repeat finding.
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend that the Authority establish a schedule to ensure that all reexaminations are conducted in a timely manner.
AUDITEE’S RESPONSE AND PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTION
See Corrective Action Plan.