Finding 8252 (2022-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-01-11

AI Summary

  • Answer: Two out of forty files for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program lacked income support or verification.
  • Trend: This indicates a potential issue with documentation practices in the program.
  • List: Follow up by reviewing all files for proper income documentation and consider additional training for staff on verification requirements.

Finding Text

We selected forty files for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Two files didn’t contain either support for income or income verification

Corrective Action Plan

The Authority entered into a contract with Tenfold (a local housing non-profit) to perform and certify client eligibility. Authority staff’s responsibility is to review and verify that a valid lease is obtained and proceeds with Landlord engagement and payment. Since 2021, all source documents that are obtained by Tenfold’ s staff are available for payment processors to view. The Authority will continue to check that eligibility documents are in the file and look for any discrepancies throughout the eligibility process.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 8253 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 584694 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 584695 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $16.41M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $6.90M
14.856 Lower Income Housing Assistance Program_section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation $782,434
14.U01 Emergency Housing Voucher $92,164