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	  **Released on   Apr 16, 2024**
          Restrictive Housing: Actions Needed to Enhance BOP and ICE Management and Oversight
    GAO-24-107494
      Published:   Apr 16, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 16, 2024
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    We testified about our prior work related to use of restrictive housing, formerly referred to as "solitary confinement," in federal prison and detention facilities. In some cases, this includes isolating 1-2 people in cells for nearly 24 hours per day. The Bureau of Prisons uses restrictive housing for about 8% of its prison population each year—about 11,000 people in FY 2023. U.S. Immigration and Customs...
      **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   Feb 5, 2024**
          Coast Guard: Better Feedback Collection and Information Could Enhance Housing Program
    GAO-24-106388
      Published:   Feb 5, 2024
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        Publicly Released:   Feb 5, 2024
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    Many Coast Guard stations are near vacation destinations or in remote areas—which can make it hard for Coast Guard service members to find affordable housing. Service members told us they've had issues finding annual rentals in some vacation areas dominated by seasonal rentals. And in remote areas, like parts of Alaska, adequate housing can mean a long commute. The Coast Guard hasn't conducted a service-wide...
      **Released on   Dec 14, 2023**
          Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Opportunities to Improve Oversight
    GAO-24-107064
      Published:   Dec 14, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Dec 14, 2023
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    In this Snapshot we review our prior work on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit—the largest source of federal assistance for developing affordable rental housing. We've found that the cost of projects using the tax credit varies widely and that there's minimal federal oversight. We discuss ways to address these issues—for example, by collecting better data on project costs. Currently no federal agency has the authority...
      **Released on   Nov 15, 2023**
          Financial Audit: Federal Housing Finance Agency's FY 2023 and FY 2022 Financial Statements
    GAO-24-106668
      Published:   Nov 15, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Nov 15, 2023
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    The Federal Housing Finance Agency's goal is to keep the housing finance system healthy by supervising and regulating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. The agency spent $386 million in FY 2023 to do its work. We audit and issue opinions annually on the agency's financial statements and on related internal controls (e.g., processes to reasonably assure that transactions are...
      **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 27, 2023**
          Military Housing: Strengthened Oversight Needed to Make and Sustain Improvements to Living Conditions
    GAO-23-107038
      Published:   Sep 27, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 27, 2023
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    Hundreds of thousands of service members live in military housing—such as government-owned barracks or privatized family housing. In recent years, there have been concerns about health and safety risks in military housing and DOD's management of its housing programs. Poor housing conditions negatively affect quality of life. We testified about our work on poor living conditions in barracks and DOD's oversight of housing. For example...
      **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   Sep 19, 2023**
          Military Barracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life and Readiness
    GAO-23-105797
      Published:   Sep 19, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Sep 19, 2023
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    Hundreds of thousands of service members live in military barracks. Concerns about poor living conditions and how DOD is managing the barracks go back decades. We observed barracks in poor condition, including some with safety risks like sewage overflow and inoperable fire systems. And some barracks don't meet DOD requirements for privacy or amenities. DOD doesn't have reliable information about barracks conditions, or how these...
      **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 27, 2023**
          Military Housing: Army Should Improve Inspection Oversight and Long-Term Capital Investment Projections
    GAO-23-105983
      Published:   Jul 27, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Jul 27, 2023
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    Private-sector companies own and operate about 99% of homes at U.S. military installations. Lendlease—a private housing company—plans to invest $1.1 billion to expedite housing improvements across its 6 Army housing projects by 2027. Development plans include renovating 12,000 homes, building 1,200 new homes, and demolishing 1,000 old homes. Lendlease sent required reports to the Army, which monitors housing improvements, but reports didn't include some inspection...
      **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   Apr 20, 2023**
          Military Housing: DOD Can Further Strengthen Oversight of Its Privatized Housing Program [Reissued with Revisions Apr. 20, 2023]
    GAO-23-105377
      Published:   Apr 6, 2023
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        Publicly Released:   Apr 20, 2023
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    Private-sector companies own and operate about 99% of homes at U.S. military installations. Laws put in place since 2019 increased DOD's responsibilities to oversee this housing. DOD has taken steps to address requirements but could do more. For example, DOD: Provided residents with a formal dispute resolution process and access to a tenant advocate, but should improve advocates' training, provide residents better information, and solicit...
    
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