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Finding 2022-001 ? Public Housing Tenant Files ? Eligibility ? Rent Calculations ? Noncompliance & Significant Deficiency ? Public Housing Program ? CFDA #14.850, Grant Year 2021 & 2022 Condition & cause: Our review of seventy-five (75) Public Housing Tenant Files revealed the following discrepancies: ? There were eight (8) instances of income miscalculations. We noted that the income miscalculations were mainly related to wage calculation or child support calculations. We extrapolated the total potential error and found it to be material to the financial statements at both the total and singular AMP level. ? There was one (1) instance of a file missing required childcare deduction verification. Criteria: The Code of Federal regulations, the Housing Authority Admissions and Occupancy Plan and specific HUD guidelines in documenting and maintaining Public Housing tenant files. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency conduct a thorough tenant file audit of existing tenants to determine whether there are any misstatements. We also recommend that the Agency determine the best way to monitor compliance with local and federal regulations as it pertains to the upkeep of the tenant files. Questioned Costs: None Repeat Finding: No Was sampling statistically valid? Yes