2024-004 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 errors in data entry. Eligibility for the program requires payment based on substantiated income and expense of the applicants.
Cause: Human error in the calculation of income allowance which affected the assistance payment.
Effect: The cost of the assistance may be disallowed.
Context: A sample of grants totaling $33,038 was selected for audit from a population of
$6,470,217. The test found questioned costs totaling $36. Our sample was a statistically valid sample.
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN RESPONSE: Housing counselors are instructed to document their math on the proof of income they are figuring, and double check their figures. A spreadsheet has also been created so that they can choose how often a client is paid and enter the amounts of pay and it figures the totals for them. If they use the spreadsheet, they are asked to print it out and scan it in with the transaction documents.
Anticipated completion date: 9/30/25
Responsible party: Michelle Worthington, Section 8 Housing Director
Please contact Vicky Pritchett, Finance Director at 573-213-4811 extension #10102 with questions regarding this plan.