{"id":2527005,"date":"2025-12-30T20:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-gave-out-billions-in-housing-aid-to-dead-ineligible-tenants-hud\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T20:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T01:13:53","slug":"biden-admin-gave-out-billions-in-housing-aid-to-dead-ineligible-tenants-hud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-gave-out-billions-in-housing-aid-to-dead-ineligible-tenants-hud\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Gave Out Billions in Housing Aid to Dead, Ineligible Tenants: HUD"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-gave-out-billions-in-housing-aid-to-dead-ineligible-tenants-hud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2527005&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A HUD internal review found roughly $5.8 billion in &#8220;questionable&#8221; rental assistance payments in fiscal year 2024 out of nearly $50 billion distributed nationwide. The agency flagged more than 200,000 tenant records with unverified or potentially ineligible status, including about 30,054 individuals who were listed as deceased yet were enrolled or received payments. Of the disputed amounts, about $1.5 billion were linked to Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and roughly $4.3 billion to Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA). The issues were reported across all 50 states, with concentrations in New York, California, and Washington, D.C., and are documented in HUD&#8217;s 183-page fiscal year 2025 agency financial report. HUD Secretary Scott Turner blamed weak financial controls under the prior administration and said the department will contact housing authorities, pursue criminal referrals were appropriate, and hold wrongdoers accountable. The report and its findings were also cited alongside broader fraud investigations in other federal programs, including large fraud allegations in Minnesota&#8217;s Medicaid spending.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virtually-nothing-signals-us-in-a-recession-wh-econ-adviser-says\/\" title=\"\u2018Virtually Nothing Signals\u2019 US In A Recession, WH Econ Adviser Says\">newly released report<\/a> from the Department of Housing and Urban Development found that billions of taxpayer dollars were routed to ineligible recipients &mdash; including deceased individuals &mdash; through federal rental assistance programs during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>HUD&rsquo;s internal review flagged approximately $5.8 billion in rental assistance payments made in fiscal year 2024 as &ldquo;questionable&rdquo; out of nearly $50 billion distributed nationwide. The funds went to more than 200,000 tenants whose eligibility could not be verified or appeared to violate program rules, including tens of thousands of individuals listed as deceased and thousands of possible non-citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A massive abuse of taxpayer dollars not only occurred under President Biden&rsquo;s watch, but was effectively incentivized by his administration&rsquo;s failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >implement strong financial controls resulting<\/a> in billions worth of potential improper payments,&rdquo; HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 8.8 million tenant records analyzed, roughly 200,000 could not be confirmed as U.S. citizens or as having an eligible non-citizen status. The agency also identified approximately 30,054 deceased individuals actively enrolled in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-demands-janet-yellen-testifies-about-44-billion-in-unused-covid-funds\/\" title=\"Top Republican Demands Janet Yellen Testifies About  Billion In Unused COVID ...\">rental assistance program<\/a> at the time of the analysis or who had received assistance after they died.<\/p>\n<p>Between October 2023 and September 2024, HUD spent about $33 billion on Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which supports more than four million households, and another $16 billion on Project-Based Rental Assistance. The audit found that $1.5 billion in TBRA payments and approximately $4.3 billion of PBRA payments were associated with eligibility issues.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>HUD officials said the questionable payments were spread across all 50 states, with particularly high concentrations in New York, California, and Washington, D.C., according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/30\/us-news\/hud-spent-5b-in-questionable-rental-assistance-under-biden-including-dead-tenants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a>. The findings were detailed in a 183-page fiscal year 2025 agency financial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/dfiles\/CFO\/documents\/afr2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> prepared by HUD&rsquo;s Office of the Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the report aligns with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s push for transparency and accountability in federal spending, with a focus on preventing waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>HUD now plans to contact housing authorities to determine the extent of the fraud, and will make criminal referrals in cases where wrongdoing is confirmed, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;30,000 dead people receiving housing isn&rsquo;t an accident &mdash; it was systematic fraud by Biden and the left,&rdquo; Turner <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretaryTurner\/status\/2006006450074837160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> on X Tuesday. &ldquo;HUD will hold those who defrauded the American taxpayers accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 550px; margin: auto;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">30,000 dead people receiving housing isn&rsquo;t an accident &mdash; it was systematic fraud by Biden and the left.<\/p>\n<p>HUD will hold those who defrauded the American taxpayers accountable.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GJW5IZEXER\">https:\/\/t.co\/GJW5IZEXER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Turner (@SecretaryTurner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryTurner\/status\/2006006450074837160?\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>The findings come amid a broader fraud scandal in Minnesota, where federal prosecutors allege that as much as half of the roughly $18 billion the state has spent since 2018 on Medicaid programs may have been siphoned off by fraudsters, many of Somali descent. Ongoing investigations and prosecutions tied to billions of dollars in stolen federal COVID-era funds have also fueled calls for Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to resign.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice is working with other federal agencies &mdash; including the Treasury Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and HUD &mdash; to investigate the fraud engulfing the state, Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2005764944688542059?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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