Reimburse its program $163,316 from non-Federal funds ($29,074 in housing assistance due to calculation errors 74,957 due to inappropriate voucher sizes, payment standards, and utility allowances $18,141 $41,144 in administrative fees) for the inappropriate payments cited in this finding.

Reimburse the appropriate households $9,280 ($2,588 in housing assistance underpayments due to calculation errors $6,692 due to inappropriate voucher sizes, payment standards, and utility allowances) from program funds for the inappropriate underpayments cited in this finding.

Support or reimburse its program $2,533 from non-Federal funds for the unsupported payments of housing assistance cited in this finding.

Pursue collection from the applicable households or reimburse its program $470 from non-Federal funds for the overpayment of housing assistance due to unreported or underreported income.

Reimburse the appropriate households $3,178 from non-Federal funds for the rent amount paid in excess of 40 percent of the adjusted monthly income for the units that were not affordable.

For the five household’s residing in units that were not affordable, renegotiate the rent to the owners or require the households to move into units that are affordable.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that (1) housing assistance payments are appropriately calculated and supported, (2) households reside in units that are affordable, and (3) repayment agreements are created to recover overpaid housing assistance when unreported income is discovered during the examination process to ensure that $108,214 ($103,841 in potential overpayments $4,373 in potential underpayments of housing…

Evaluate its quality control process to ensure that calculation, voucher size, payment standard, and utility allowance errors are identified and appropriately corrected.

Ensure that its staff is properly trained and familiar with HUD’s and its own requirements regarding program housing assistance calculations, applying appropriate voucher sizes, and when to apply changes to households’ payment standards and utility allowances.

Review all of the remaining program household files to determine whether appropriate voucher sizes were provided and payment standards and utility allowances were applied and updated appropriately. The Authority should conduct special recertifications for the households with vouchers that do not comply with HUD’s requirements and the Authority’s administrative plan, issue the appropriate voucher sizes, and apply updated payment standards and…

Restrict the Authority from administering other HUD-funded programs until it substantially improves its program administration to ensure compliance with applicable requirements based on the findings cited in this audit report, absent sufficient documentation provided by the Authority.

Support that it met its $526,170 matching contribution requirement associated with the more than $2.1 million in program funds it drew down for supportive services and administrative expenses. If Travelers Aid cannot provide sufficient support, it should reimburse HUD $1,776,381 from non-Federal funds.

Support or reimburse HUD from non-Federal funds for the $305,936 in program administrative funds for which it did not provide sufficient documentation to support that the funds were used for eligible administrative expenses associated with the project for which the funds were drawn.

Support or reimburse HUD from non-Federal funds for the $170,995 in program income for which it did not provide sufficient documentation to support that the funds were used for the project that generated the income ($147,534) and for eligible activities ($23,461).

Support or reimburse HUD from non-Federal funds for the $54,770 in program funds for which it did not provide sufficient documentation to support that the funds were used for eligible project expenses for supportive services ($26,036) and leasing ($28,734).

Reimburse HUD from non-Federal funds for the $1,165 in program funds used for improper supportive service expenses.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it maintains sufficient documentation to support that matching contributions, program funds, and program income are accounted for and used in accordance with Federal regulations and it uses program funds for the projects in accordance with Federal regulations.

Provide technical assistance to Travelers Aid to ensure that its staff is adequately trained on how to account for and use matching contributions, program funds, and program income in accordance with Federal regulations.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.

The OIG has determined that the contents of this recommendation would not be appropriate for public disclosure and has therefore limited its distribution to selected officials.