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C. FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS-MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT Department of Housing and Urban Development 2022-001 Special Test and Provisions/Utility Allowance Federal program: Housing Choice Voucher, CFDA No. 14.871 Condition and Criteria: The entity must maintain an up-to-date utility allowance schedule. The PHA must review utility rate data for each utility category each year and adjust its utility allowance schedule if there has been a rate change of 10 percent or more. Certain utility rate categories did appear to have increases in excess of the 10% threshold. A revised utility allowance schedule was not available. Effect: Participant housing assistance payments may not be calculated correctly. Auditor?s Recommendation: The entity should document its annual review of utility rate data and revise its schedule of utility allowances as appropriate. Grantee Response: We gathered utility rates from the various suppliers and forwarded this data to a company specializing in utility allowance studies in early April 2022. The company failed to provide the Agency with revised utility allowances. The Agency followed-up with the company on the utility allowance study in April, June and September. A revised utility allowance was never received. We will ensure a utility study will be completed and utility allowance schedules revised by October 31, 2023.