U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know

The .gov means it’s official.

Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

The site is secure.

The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Hotline

Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse
  • Recommendation Number: 2017-LA-1002-001-D
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: May 11, 2017
Closed Date:
September 20, 2017

Develop and implement controls to minimize instances of overpayment and underpayment of housing assistance.

Publication Report

2017-LA-1002 | May 11, 2017

The Inglewood Housing Authority, Inglewood, CA, Generally Ensured the Eligibility of Its Housing Choice Voucher Program Participants

We audited the Inglewood Housing Authority (Authority) based upon issues with participant eligibility identified during our previous review of the financial operations of the Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher program, audit report 2016-LA-1013. … more

Related Recommendations

Public and Indian Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1002-001-A
    Closed on August 24, 2017
    $648.00
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Reimburse its program $648 from non-Federal funds and use its internal control procedures to ensure that housing assistance payments are correctly calculated during the certification process to ensure that a $648 overpayment in program funds is appropriately used for future payments.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1002-001-B
    Closed on August 24, 2017
    $84.00
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A] resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B] that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost]; or (C] that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Reimburse the participants $84 from non-Federal funds for the underpayment of housing assistance.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1002-001-C
    Closed on August 24, 2017

    Develop and implement an internal policy and procedure related to interim certifications to ensure that it obtains EIV reports and maintains those reports in participant files.