United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-09-27 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-1027T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T P0b002ee1803a527b f:d051027t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T GAO-05-1027T Erroneous payments Housing programs Internal controls Low income housing Program evaluation Program management Public assistance programs Public housing Rent subsidies Rental housing HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program HUD Public Housing Program HUD Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project Testimony A38457 In fiscal year 2003, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) paid about $28 billion to help some 5 million low-income tenants afford decent rental housing. HUD has three major programs: the Housing Choice Voucher (voucher) and public housing programs, administered by public housing agencies, and project-based Section 8, administered by private property owners. As they are every year, some payments were too high or too low, for several reasons. To assess the magnitude and reasons for these errors, HUD established the Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project (RHIIP). This testimony, based on a report issued in February 2005, discusses the sources and magnitude of improper rent subsidy payments HUD has identified and the steps HUD is taking to address them. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T.pdf GAO-05-1027T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1027T Testimony GAO-05-1027T; HUD Rental Assistance: Progress and Challenges in Measuring and Reducing Improper Rent Subsidies; Erroneous payments Housing programs Internal controls Low income housing Program evaluation Program management Public assistance programs Public housing Rent subsidies Rental housing HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program HUD Public Housing Program HUD Rental Housing Integrity Improvement Project Public Law 108-199