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Administrative Plan 4/1/2016 Page 14-3 <br />14-I.B. DETECTING ERRORS AND PROGRAM ABUSE <br />In addition to taking steps to prevent errors and program abuse, SAHA will use a variety of <br />activities to detect errors and program abuse. <br />Quality Control and Analysis of Data <br />Under the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP), HUD requires SAHA to <br />review a random sample of tenant records annually to determine if the records conform to <br />program requirements and to conduct quality control inspections of a sample of units to ensure <br />HQS compliance [24 CFR, Part 985]. (See Chapter 16 for additional information about SEMAP <br />requirements). <br />SAHA Policy <br />In addition to the SEMAP quality control requirements, SAHA will employ a variety of <br />methods to detect errors and program abuse: <br />SAHA routinely will use available sources of up-front income verification, <br />including HUD’s EIV system, to compare with family-provided information. <br />At each annual reexamination, current information provided by the family will be <br />compared to information provided at the last annual reexamination to identify <br />inconsistencies and incomplete information. <br />SAHA will compare family-reported income and expenditures to detect possible <br />unreported income. <br />Independent Audits and HUD Monitoring <br />OMB Circular A-133 requires all PHAs that expend $500,000 or more in federal awards <br />annually to have an independent audit (IPA). In addition, HUD conducts periodic on-site and <br />automated monitoring of SAHA activities and notifies SAHA of errors and potential cases of <br />program abuse. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will use the results reported in any IPA or HUD monitoring reports to identify <br />potential program abuses as well as to assess the effectiveness of SAHA’s error detection <br />and abuse prevention efforts. <br />Individual Reporting of Possible Errors and Program Abuse <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will encourage staff, program participants, and the public to report possible <br />program abuse. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3-315