Housing officials said most applicants suspected of attempting fraud sent in multiple applications from the same address.
Many states are reporting few fraudulent attempts at filing federal rental assistance applications.
"All of those were detected pretty easily and early," said Department of Housing and Community Development director Geoff Ross."We learned a lot from previous programs." New York is another state reporting low fraud numbers. According to the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance,"less than a fraction of 1 percent" of applications submitted are suspected of being fraudulent.
Congress approved trillions of dollars in aid during the pandemic—including more generous unemployment benefits and rental assistance—often leaving it up to state and local governments to get the money out the door.
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