Public Housing:
Housing Agency Officials Want More Flexibility in Replacing Deteriorated Housing
T-RCED-94-159: Published: Mar 22, 1994. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 1994.
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GAO discussed the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) efforts to provide affordable public housing for low-income families, focusing on: (1) the requirement that public housing authorities (PHA) replace every demolished public housing unit with one meeting acceptable housing standards; (2) site and neighborhood standards that seek to avoid over-concentrations of persons receiving federal assistance or minorities; and (3) HUD oversight of troubled PHA. GAO noted that: (1) HUD classifies over a dozen large PHA as troubled due to deteriorated and unlivable conditions or excessive vacancy rates; (2) until PHA can demolish troubled properties, HUD continues to pay large sums to prevent further deterioration; (3) insufficient funding for new construction and a cumbersome application process make it difficult for PHA to meet the one-for-one replacement requirement; (4) when funding is available, site and neighborhood standards pose problems for PHA officials as they try to find adequate land on which to locate the replacement housing; and (5) although most PHA believe that the HUD Public Housing Management Assessment Program is an effective tool for monitoring, its followup actions do not always provide the assistance that PHA need.
Feb 16, 2021
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Military Housing:
DOD Has Taken Key Steps to Strengthen Oversight, but More Action Is Needed in Some AreasGAO-21-389T: Published: Feb 16, 2021. Publicly Released: Feb 16, 2021.
Jan 25, 2021
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Military Housing:
Actions Needed to Improve the Process for Setting Allowances for Servicemembers and Calculating Payments for Privatized Housing ProjectsGAO-21-137: Published: Jan 25, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 25, 2021.
Dec 16, 2020
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Lead Paint in Housing:
HUD Has Not Identified High-Risk Project-Based Rental Assistance PropertiesGAO-21-55: Published: Dec 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 16, 2020.
Dec 15, 2020
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Disaster Housing:
Improved Cost Data and Guidance Would Aid FEMA Activation DecisionsGAO-21-116: Published: Dec 15, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 15, 2020.
Dec 8, 2020
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Troubled Asset Relief Program:
Treasury Continues Winding Down Housing ProgramsGAO-21-39: Published: Dec 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 8, 2020.
Aug 13, 2020
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Homelessness:
Better HUD Oversight of Data Collection Could Improve Estimates of Homeless PopulationGAO-20-433: Published: Jul 14, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 13, 2020.
Jul 29, 2020
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Crumbling Foundations:
Extent of Homes with Defective Concrete Is Not Fully Known and Federal Options to Aid Homeowners Are LimitedGAO-20-649: Published: Jul 29, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2020.
Jul 27, 2020
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Housing:
Preliminary Analysis of Homeownership Trends for Nine CitiesGAO-20-544R: Published: Jun 25, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 27, 2020.
Jun 26, 2020
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Rental Housing:
As More Households Rent, the Poorest Face Affordability and Housing Quality ChallengesGAO-20-427: Published: May 27, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 26, 2020.
Apr 30, 2020
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Priority Open Recommendations:
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentGAO-20-500PR: Published: Apr 23, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
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