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Línea Directa

REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO
  • Recommendation Number: 2021-CH-0001-001-A
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: Septiembre 15, 2021
Closed Date:
Enero 31, 2022

Establish and implement a plan to assist public housing agencies in optimizing leasing potential to maximize the number of assisted families and prevent additional vouchers from becoming unfunded. The plan should include but not be limited to (1) addressing the circumstances that prevent public housing agencies from leasing vouchers and assessing whether legislative, policy, or funding changes are needed to optimize voucher use and (2) establishing timeframes to lease vouchers for those public housing agencies that can lease vouchers and determining appropriate corrective actions for those public housing agencies that do not increase their leasing to prevent additional vouchers from becoming unfunded.

Publication Report

2021-CH-0001 | Septiembre 15, 2021

HUD Remains Challenged To Serve the Maximum Number of Eligible Families Due to Decreasing Utilization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

We audited the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) oversight of voucher utilization and reallocation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program based on the HUD Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) report on HUD’s top management challenges... más

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Public and Indian Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2021-CH-0001-001-B
    Closed on Marzo 15, 2023
    Prioridad
    Priority

    We believe these open recommendations, if implemented, will have the greatest impact on helping HUD achieve its mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.

    Summary

    Create and implement a knowledge management strategy, such as developing standard operating procedures, reference sheets, and program office fact sheets.

    Corrective Action Taken

    HUD established and implemented a plan for the unused and unfunded vouchers, aiming to mitigate or prevent additional vouchers from becoming unused and unfunded. PIH's plan included the following, among other actions:

    • Determining the scope of HUD's statutory and regulatory authority to offset and reallocate vouchers.
    • Issuing Office of Public and Indian Housing Notice 2020-29, titled Guidance for Running an Optimized Housing Choice Voucher Program.
    • Continuing the work of HUD's landlord taskforce, engaging in listening sessions with major PHA industry groups, and conducting outreach to increase landlord participation in the HCV Program.
    • Developing research by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research on the best methods for adjusting fair market rents and addressing specific challenges in local communities to increase utilization in the HCV Program.