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	  **Released on   Feb 28, 2024**
          Evictions: National Data Are Limited and Challenging to Collect
    GAO-24-106637
      Published:   Feb 28, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Feb 28, 2024
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    Estimates suggest that millions of renters are evicted each year, but there's little comprehensive data on evictions. Estimates are primarily based on 2 sources: court records and surveys. But these sources collect different data and may not paint the whole picture. Court records only represent filed evictions—not informal ones. Question design, response rate, and more affect survey accuracy. Federal and local stakeholders suggested that eviction...
      **Released on   Feb 7, 2024**
          Homelessness: Barriers to Obtaining ID and Assistance Provided to Help Gain Access
    GAO-24-105435
      Published:   Feb 7, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Feb 7, 2024
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    People experiencing homelessness may need ID to secure jobs, stable housing, and federal benefits. But, they may not have the money, supporting documents, or residential address they need to get an ID. State efforts to address these barriers include offering reduced-fee IDs. Federal efforts include funding local homelessness assistance providers who can help people get documents or pay for ID applications. Further, public housing agencies...
      **Released on   Jan 29, 2024**
          Federal Software Licenses: Agencies Need to Take Action to Achieve Additional Savings
    GAO-24-105717
      Published:   Jan 29, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Jan 29, 2024
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    Federal agencies buy thousands of software licenses annually. Across the 24 agencies we examined, 10 vendors accounted for the majority of the most widely used licenses. But it's unclear which products under those licenses are most widely used because of agencies' inconsistent and incomplete data. For example, multiple software products may be bundled into a single license with a vendor, and agencies may not have...
      **Released on   Nov 30, 2023**
          Disaster Loan Program: SBA Should Include Key Issues in Its Review of How the Program Affects Underserved Communities
    GAO-24-106682
      Published:   Nov 30, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 30, 2023
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    The Small Business Administration's Disaster Loan Program helps homeowners, renters, and businesses recover from disasters that can cause billions of dollars in damage each year. SBA has identified lending criteria—such as credit history—as one barrier to loan access in underserved communities, like those with high poverty rates. For 13 hurricanes in fiscal years 2018-2022, we found that SBA approved applicants from some underserved communities less...
      **Released on   Nov 6, 2023**
          Tribal Issues: Bureau of Indian Affairs Should Take Additional Steps to Improve Timely Delivery of Real Estate Services [Reissued with revisions on Nov. 6, 2023]
    GAO-24-105875
      Published:   Oct 26, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 6, 2023
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    The Bureau of Indian Affairs reviews and approves applications for several types of real estate transactions, including mortgages, for Tribes and their citizens on certain lands. BIA has deadlines for these services in federal regulations and internal policies, but it inconsistently met these deadlines. For example, after receiving a complete application for a certain type of mortgage, BIA is required to approve or disapprove it...
      **Released on   Sep 28, 2023**
          Affordable Housing: Information on the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
    GAO-23-105647
      Published:   Sep 28, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 28, 2023
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    In July 2023, we reported on a Department of Housing and Urban Development program that gives grants to eligible nonprofits to help develop housing units for low-income buyers. This report provides more information on the program and potential changes in the program's buying power. Specifically, the median sales price of housing units in this program increased from about $120,000 in 2011 to nearly $200,000 in...
      **Released on   Sep 26, 2023**
          Manufactured Housing: Further HUD Action is Needed to Increase Available Loan Products
    GAO-23-105615
      Published:   Sep 26, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 26, 2023
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    Manufactured housing—prefabricated, factory built homes—can be an affordable option for lower-income homebuyers. But some borrowers may not qualify for mortgages and might have to turn to other kinds of financing with less favorable rates and terms. Several federal agencies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac have created new or modified existing loan programs to help manufactured home borrowers. But while the Department of Housing and Urban...
      **Released on   Aug 17, 2023**
          Disaster Recovery: HUD Should Develop Data Collection Guidance to Support Analysis of Block Grant Fraud Risks
    GAO-23-104382
      Published:   Aug 17, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Aug 17, 2023
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    Congress gave almost $40 billion in block grants to help homeowners with, among other things, repairing or rebuilding homes damaged by natural disasters from 2017 to 2019. The Department of Housing and Urban Development administers the grants. But these grants are vulnerable to fraud. For example, some households approved for funds didn't report assistance from FEMA that could impact their award. Also, HUD monitors individual...
      **Released on   Aug 8, 2023**
          Affordable Housing: Improvements Needed in HUD's Oversight of the Housing Trust Fund Program
    GAO-23-105370
      Published:   Aug 8, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Aug 8, 2023
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    Many low-income renters face a shortage of affordable housing. The Housing Trust Fund program, which began in 2016, is designed to preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing units. The Department of Housing and Urban Development allocates program funds to states for affordable housing projects. We found ways to improve HUD's oversight. For example, by instructing states on project reporting and cost control requirements...
      **Released on   Jul 24, 2023**
          Affordable Housing: HUD Could Improve Use of Data for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
    GAO-23-106628
      Published:   Jul 24, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jul 24, 2023
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    The Department of Housing and Urban Development runs a program that offers grants to eligible nonprofits to help develop housing units for low-income buyers. Buyers are expected to contribute "sweat equity" to the project by helping to build their own homes. Our Q&A report and recommendation look at HUD's management of the program, specifically its use of data to make decisions. For example, market data...
      **Released on   Jul 20, 2023**
          HUD Rental Assistance: Enhanced Data and Strategy Could Improve Oversight of Accessibility Requirements
    GAO-23-105083
      Published:   Jul 20, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jul 20, 2023
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    The Department of Housing and Urban Development enforces federal civil rights laws that require housing providers to make reasonable accommodations—such as providing entryway ramps—for households with disabilities. These requirements also apply to the housing providers that administer HUD's own rental assistance programs. We found that, although HUD collects information on a household's disability status, it does not systematically collect data on requests for reasonable accommodations...
      **Released on   Jun 27, 2023**
          Hunger and Homelessness: Funding Distribution for Key Programs
    GAO-23-105458
      Published:   Jun 27, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 27, 2023
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    The COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and increased housing costs raised questions about whether more U.S. households are experiencing hunger and homelessness. We reviewed key federal programs that provide food or housing assistance to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Federal funding for such programs generally increased in FY 2017-2022. These programs use various criteria to determine the amount of funding to jurisdictions, but normally don't...
      **Released on   Jun 14, 2023**
          Community Redevelopment: Significant Improvements in Policies and Procedures Are Needed at NeighborWorks America
    GAO-23-105944
      Published:   Jun 14, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jun 14, 2023
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    NeighborWorks is a nonprofit that receives federal money to provide grants, assistance, and more to nonprofit U.S. housing and community development organizations. Over the last decade, auditors have found problems with NeighborWorks' handling of procurement, conflicts of interest, and whistleblowers. NeighborWorks has made changes, but hasn't always ensured the changes were fully implemented or communicated to staff. Problems continue—for example, staff don't consistently follow procurement...
      **Released on   May 16, 2023**
          Priority Open Recommendations: Department of Housing and Urban Development
    GAO-23-106349
      Published:   May 9, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   May 16, 2023
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    Each year, we make more than 1,000 recommendations to help the federal government save money, address issues on our High Risk List , and significantly improve government operations. This letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development outlines 11 open recommendations to prioritize. For example, HUD's "Point-in-Time" counts may underestimate the number of persons experiencing homelessness and may not accurately reflect changes in this...
          Homelessness: Enhanced Coordination Could Improve Disaster Shelter and Housing Assistance
    GAO-23-105379
      Published:   May 16, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   May 16, 2023
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    People experiencing homelessness, who may be in shelters or living on the streets, may be vulnerable and most severely affected by disasters like hurricanes. Two federal agencies—the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—provide funding to state and local governments that can help assist the homeless population during a disaster. However, HUD and FEMA don't regularly work together on...
      **Released on   Mar 29, 2023**
          HUD Rental Assistance: Serving Households with Disabilities
    GAO-23-106339
      Published:   Mar 29, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Mar 29, 2023
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    Finding affordable, accessible rental housing can be difficult for low-income households that have a family member with a disability. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has rental assistance programs that can help. But a lot of affordable housing is aging and has to be modified to work for these families. We looked at HUD's rental assistance programs, how many households with disabilities they served...
      **Released on   Dec 15, 2022**
          Disaster Recovery: Better Information Is Needed on the Progress of Block Grant Funds
    GAO-23-105295
      Published:   Dec 15, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 15, 2022
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    Hurricanes and wildfires affected millions of people in the U.S. and its territories in 2017 and 2018—and the U.S. government provided billions of dollars in grants to help with recovery efforts. But funding for housing activities—such as home repairs—has been slow to reach affected communities. As of July 2022, states and territories that received the vast majority of the grants had disbursed only 28% of...
      **Released on   Oct 31, 2022**
          Economic Development: Status of Recommendations on Empowerment Zones and Other Selected Community Investment Initiatives
    GAO-23-106113
      Published:   Oct 31, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 31, 2022
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    Some communities in the U.S. are designated as "Empowerment Zones" as part of a program established by Congress in 1993 to reduce unemployment and stimulate economic growth. The communities receive grants and/or tax incentives. We've reported on Empowerment Zones over the years and have made one recommendation to three of the agencies responsible for administering the program. The agencies have addressed some aspects of the...
      **Released on   Oct 4, 2022**
          Tracking the Funds: Specific Fiscal Year 2022 Provisions for Department of Housing and Urban Development
    GAO-23-105902
      Published:   Oct 4, 2022
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        Publicly Released:   Oct 4, 2022
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    As part of FY22 appropriations, Members of Congress could request to designate a certain amount of federal funding for specific projects in their communities. While agencies often have discretion over how they award funds, Congress has directed them to distribute these funds to designated recipients. We're tracking the funds to help ensure transparency. Department of Housing and Urban Development's FY22 appropriations included $1.5 billion for...
    
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