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HUD identified robust improper payments in rental assistance programs. About $77,000,000 in payments to around 30,000 dead tenants, about $150,000,000 paid to people with nonexistent Social Security numbers, and around $288,000,000 paid to support excessively high rent. According to HUD, the vast majority of these incorrect payments, $5,200,000,000.0 of them, were made to people with inactive sam.gov accounts—the government website where people can register for assistance. The payments under scrutiny fall under two programs: tenant-based rental assistance and project-based rental assistance. Project-based rental assistance subsidizes housing units so low-income individuals can afford them with the government paying the property owner, and tenant-based rental assistance goes directly to the person in need.
In total, HUD sent down around $50,400,000,000.0 in rental assistance payments in 2024 to more than 204,000 individuals. The potential error flagged by HUD would make up for around 11.5% of these payments. Secretary Turner said in a statement, HUD will continue investigating the shocking results and will take appropriate action to hold bad actors account.