Finding 610538 (2022-002)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: A non-disabled head of household incorrectly received a $400 disability income deduction.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook criteria for income determination.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen procedures for tenant leasing processes to prevent future errors.

Finding Text

Statement of Condition ? For the Low Rent Public Housing, we reviewed 40 tenant files (recertification files and new tenant files) for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. We reviewed 5 files for tenants who moved out during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The selected files represented a sample of all files in the three AMPS. We noted 1 instance in which a non-disabled head of household received the $400 income deduction for disability. Criteria ? Per the Public Housing Occupancy Guidebook (Income Determination - Section 6.2), ?An elderly or disabled family is any family in which the head, spouse, or co-head (or the sole member) is at least 62 years of age or a person with disabilities.? Effect ? Tenant rent was understated by $10 per month. Cause ? The disability allowance was incorrectly provided to the family. Identification of a repeat finding ? This is a repeat finding from the immediate previous audit, 2021-002. Recommendation ? Procedures surrounding tenant leasing processes should be strengthened.

Categories

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $3.11M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $2.38M
14.269 Hurricane Sandy Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Grants (cdbg-Dr) $871,603
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $361,713
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $127,929
14.870 Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators $46,477