"HUD said $5.8 billion in dubious rental assistance payments were shelled out during 2024 with a large slice being paid to deceased tenants and to tenants with invalid social security numbers. This was due to an erosion of the control environment under the Biden Administration which led to significant gaps in government oversight, the 183-page review claimed. The HUD findings were first reported by the New York Post on Tuesday."
"Altogether, nearly $50 billion in federal rental assistance was doled out in 2024. The HUD report said that went to around 200,000 ineligible recipients including 30,054 dead people. Another 9,472 non-citizens received rental assistance in '24, and more than 165,000 people received sums that exceeded the threshold for assistance in their geographic region, according to the Post. HUD officials told the outlet a large concentration of the payments went to California, New York, and Washington, D.C."
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development identified $5.8 billion in questionable rental assistance payments during 2024, with large portions paid to deceased tenants and those with invalid Social Security numbers. Nearly $50 billion in federal rental assistance was distributed in 2024, and about 200,000 recipients were deemed ineligible, including 30,054 deceased people and 9,472 non-citizens. More than 165,000 recipients received payments exceeding regional eligibility thresholds. HUD officials noted a concentration of problematic payments in California, New York, and Washington, D.C. HUD Secretary Scott Turner cited erosion of control environments and said investigations and program-integrity measures will continue.
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