HUD Audit Reveals $5.8 Billion in Potentially Improper Rental Assistance Payments Under Biden

About $77 million in payments were issued to nearly 30,000 deceased tenants.

Then-nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

There was a “significant misuse” of taxpayer funds under the Biden administration concerning rental assistance, which resulted in potential payment errors of nearly $5.8 billion, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a statement on Dec. 30.

The findings were made when HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer examined all project-based rental assistance and tenant-based rental assistance payments made by the agency in 2024 using advanced data analytics for the first time.