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Date Published
November 28, 2016
News Type
Article
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rockislandtoday.com

(Source: rockislandtoday.com) The Rock Island Housing Authority has been asked to reimburse more than $600,000 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according a report from The Edgar County Watchdogs in Illinois Leaks.

The housing authority did not comply with the HUD regulations regarding its Housing Choice Voucher and Family Self-Sufficiency programs.


The U.S. Office of Inspector General (USOIG) released its audit report regarding the Housing Authority on Sept. 28. The summary closed with its recommendations.

"We recommend that the acting director of HUD’s Chicago Office of Public Housing require the authority to (1) reimburse its program more than $507,000 from non-federal funds for the ineligible housing assistance paid to the entities and the inappropriate escrow disbursements, (2) support or reimburse its program more than $130,000 from non-federal funds for the unsupported coordinator grant funds and escrow payments, (3) transfer more than $2,100 to or from its program account for the underfunded and overfunded escrows, and (4) implement adequate procedures and controls to address the findings cited in this audit report."...