Finding Text
Utility Allowances Calculations
Criteria: The Authority is required calculated utility allowances in accordance with its utility allowance
standards and reflected in HUD form 52667. The Authority must use the lower of the approved
voucher bedroom size or actual bedroom size when calculating the Utility Allowance to use in the
calculationCondition: 40 tenant files of our sample 2 contained utility allowances that were not the lower of the approved
voucher bedroom size or actual bedroom size when calculating the Utility Allowance to use in the
calculation.
Context: The Authority manages 1200 Housing Choice Vouchers during the year. We sampled 40 tenant files
for multiple compliance requirements.
Cause: Procedures to ensure that the appropriate utility allowance was note adhered to on a consistent
basis.
Effect: Tenant payments due to landlords were incorrectly calculated, HAP payments incorrectly calculated.
Recommendations: Management should review tenant files to ensure that the appropriate utility allowance is used for
the type of unit under contract.
Management Views: We agree with this finding and have outlined our plan of action in our corrective action plan.