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.
Agency Accountable Official: Maurice Jones, Deputy Secretary
Program Accountable Official: Sandra B. Henriquez, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing
Program Accountable Official: Marie D. Head, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing Programs
All amounts are in billions of dollars
Note: The Annual Error Rate is the same for both subprograms.
2013 Target
533 households
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
2013 Target
32,958 households
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
All amounts are in billions of dollars
Note: The Annual Error Rate is the same for both subprograms.
2013 Target
1,654 households
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
2013 Target
27,833 households
Description
This measures the number of invalid Social Security Numbers that are reported by public housing agencies to HUD on behalf of housing program beneficiaries.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
Description
The measurement of egregious income discrepancy cases (tenant under reporting of income).
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
Description
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.
Update Frequency:
Quarterly
Information as of September 30, 2012
HUD sets goals and reports on the department’s progress in reducing improper payment levels annually. The error rate goal for fiscal year 2012 reporting was 2.8%. HUD missed the goal when it attained an error rate of 3.9%. There was an increase of more than one percent because the population totals used in HUD's rental housing assistance programs' sample to assess errors were updated to better reflect the current population. The error rate goal for fiscal year 2013 reporting is 3.8%. 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...
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