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Open Recommendations (90 total)

Rental Housing: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Assistance to Survivors of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault

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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing provides written instructions to PBRA providers, such as through notices or frequently asked questions, on how to implement emergency transfers, including information related to external transfers and coordination. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Director on Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Equity finalizes a revised model emergency transfer plan that meets all VAWA regulatory requirements. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Assistant Secretary for PIH develops and implements a plan, including a timeline, for PIH to collect the required data on emergency transfers from PHAs. (Recommendation 6)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing revises the management and occupancy review form (HUD-9834) to incorporate specific questions on PBRA properties' compliance with VAWA emergency transfer requirements. (Recommendation 4)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing develops and implements a plan, including a timeline, for Multifamily to collect the required data on emergency transfers from PBRAs. (Recommendation 7)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Director on Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Equity finalizes a regulation implementing the compliance review requirements of VAWA 2022, including defining standards of compliance and standards for corrective action plans. (Recommendation 5)
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Rental Housing: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Assistance to Survivors of Domestic Violence or Sexual Assault

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1 Open Recommendations
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure the Assistant Secretary for PIH provides written instructions to PHAs, such as through notices or frequently asked questions, on how to implement emergency transfers, including information related to external transfers and coordination. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

HUD Rental Assistance: Improved Guidance and Oversight Needed for Utility Allowances

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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing includes feedback mechanisms and HUD contact information in utility allowance guidance or on HUD guidance web pages for PHAs. (Recommendation 3)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing and the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research develop a plan to solicit feedback on usability challenges that PHAs may face using HUSM. (Recommendation 1)
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Department of Housing and Urban Development The Secretary of HUD should ensure that the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing takes initial steps toward collecting PHAs' utility allowance schedules for the Public Housing program, such as determining how existing IT systems could be leveraged or modified to capture the information, defining the content and format of PHA reporting, and estimating associated costs. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.