HUD Needs To Better Determine Extent of Community Block Grants' Lower Income Benefits
RCED-83-15
Published: Nov 03, 1982. Publicly Released: Nov 03, 1982.
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GAO conducted a review to determine whether the information which the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses accurately reflects the extent to which the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program meets its legislative objective of benefiting lower income persons.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Housing and Urban Development | The Secretary, HUD, should require area offices to verify the information reported by entitlement grantees as benefits provided to lower income persons by reviewing the grantees' methodology for developing benefit data and by examining a sample of the detailed data the grantee used to support its beneficiary claims. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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| Department of Housing and Urban Development | The Secretary, HUD, should: (1) use actual benefit data as the basis for reporting on the extent to which CDBG funds are spent on lower income people; and (2) include information in the annual report on area office monitoring activities, including scope, frequency, and results. |
When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
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