Finding Text
2024-003 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Voucher Cluster - 14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and 14.879 Mainstream Vouchers – Material Weakness
Condition and Criteria: An assistance payment was calculated incorrectly due to error in data entry, specifically the payment standard.
Cause: Human error in the entry of payment standard which affected the assistance payment.
Effect: The cost of the assistance may be disallowed.
Context: A sample of grants totaling $29,234 was selected for audit from a population of $12,361,012. The test found known questioned costs totaling $212. Our sample was a statistically valid sample.
Auditor’s Recommendation: The Agency should improve its monitoring process to review the calculation of assistance payments. Additionally, the staff should be provided with additional training if needed.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Agency concurs and is implementing this recommendation.