The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) provides rental housing assistance for eligible low-income families, elders and persons with disabilities through three main programs: Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Project-Based Rental Assistance. Participants live in housing that ranges in size and type, from single-family houses to high-rise apartments. In total, nearly 5 million low-income households participate in one of these programs that help to create opportunities for self-sufficiency and economic independence.
Outlays occur when the government pays its obligations, whether with cash,
check or electronic funds transfer. The Office of Management and Budget’s
Circular A-11 describes “outlay” as a payment to liquidate an
obligation, other than the repayment of debt principal
... (more)
The improper payment rates of programs susceptible to significant improper
payments are reported on this website by agency and by
fiscal year. The rate is
calculated by dividing the improper payment dollars by the total
outlays made by a program
... (more)
Programs susceptible to improper payments develop annual reduction goals
for the program’s payment error rates. In addition,
Executive
Order 13520 requires agencies operating
high-error programs to establish
... (more)
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures the number of deceased single member households within an owner's or management agent's jurisdiction. The measure helps owners and management agents reduce improper payments made to deceased beneficiaries.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures an owner's or management agent's ability to access HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system to verify the employment and income of existing tenants, and to ensure that the right benefits go to the right people.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures an owner's or management agent's use of HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system to verify the employment and income of existing tenants, and to ensure that the right benefits go to the right people.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures the number failed identity verifications (such as invalid name, date of birth or social secutiry number) that are reported by owners or management agents to HUD on behalf of program beneficiaries.
Outlays occur when the government pays its obligations, whether with cash,
check or electronic funds transfer. The Office of Management and Budget’s
Circular A-11 describes “outlay” as a payment to liquidate an
obligation, other than the repayment of debt principal
... (more)
The improper payment rates of programs susceptible to significant improper
payments are reported on this website by agency and by
fiscal year. The rate is
calculated by dividing the improper payment dollars by the total
outlays made by a program
... (more)
Programs susceptible to improper payments develop annual reduction goals
for the program’s payment error rates. In addition,
Executive
Order 13520 requires agencies operating
high-error programs to establish
... (more)
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures the number of deceased single member households within a public housing agency's jurisdiction. The measure helps public housing agencies reduce improper payments made on behalf of deceased beneficiaries.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures a public housing agency's ability to access HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system to verify the employment and income of existing tenants, and to ensure that the right benefits go to the right people.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures a public housing agency's use of HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system to verify the employment and income of existing tenants, and to ensure that the right benefits go to the right people.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This measures the number of invalid Social Security Numbers that are reported by public housing agencies to HUD on behalf of housing program beneficiaries.
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
Under the Executive Order 13520 Reducing Improper Payments, agencies with high-error programs are required to establish semi-annual or more frequent measurements for reducing improper payments. The supplemental measures are intended ... (more)
This reporting rate is a measure of information on assisted tenants that is transmitted to HUD by public housing agencies. A high reporting rate is necessary to verify income eligibility through the Enterprise Income Verification system.
HUD sets goals and reports on the department’s progress in reducing improper payment levels annually. The error rate goal for fiscal year 2010 reporting was 3.3%. HUD exceeded the goal by 0.2% when it attained an error rate of 3.1%. The error rate goal for fiscal year 2011 reporting is 3.0%. HUD’s annual improper payments calculation is based on prior year data. This performance indicator measures the annual progress HUD makes in the reduction of both under and overpayments as a percent of total payments for Rental Housing Assistance Programs. Read More...
The three major components of potential errors and improper payments in these complex programs are:
Program administrator error – the program administrator’s failure to properly determine income, rent, and subsidy levels;
Tenant income reporting error – the beneficiary’s failure to properly disclose all income sources and amounts upon which subsidies are determined; and
Billing error – errors in the billing and payments between third party program administrators and/or housing providers and HUD.
By reducing improper payments, the integrity of these programs, involving over $30 billion in payments, is protected and the number of families that can be served through the housing programs is maximized. The department has taken aggressive steps to address the root causes of improper rental assistance payments to ensure that the right benefits go to the right people. Additional information on the program is also provided annually in the department’s Performance and Accountability Report.