Former U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
(New York, New York) – A new report released by The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development unveils potential fraud under the Biden Administration. The report identified almost $6 billion in rental assistance payments as “questionable” during fiscal year 2024.
The figure represents about 11% of the nearly $50 billion HUD distributed through its two largest programs, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and Project-Based Rental Assistance, which provide housing support to millions of low-income households nationwide through local public housing authorities and private administrators.
HUD flagged the payments after determining it could not fully verify eligibility in certain cases due to data gaps and weak internal controls. Some payments were associated with records indicating recipients who appeared deceased, listed as non-citizens, or receiving assistance amounts above local eligibility thresholds.
In many cases, such flags can result from outdated databases, reporting delays, or incomplete documentation submitted by local agencies. The HUD Office of Inspector General has repeatedly warned, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, that the agency lacks a centralized system to verify tenant eligibility across thousands of local housing authorities.
