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A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently revealed billions in taxpayer funds that went to “questionable” rental assistance recipients under the former president. Joe Biden.
Recipients included approximately 30,000 deceased tenants and thousands of potential noncitizens, according to a copy of HUD's Fiscal Year 2025 Agency Fiscal Report obtained by the Treasury Department. New York Post.
HUD officials told the Post that a “large concentration” of funds went to New York, California and Washington, D.C., and deceased recipients received funds in all 50 states.
The department conducted an automation that compared the U.S. Treasury database with HUD records. The process identified 30,054 deceased renters who either actively participated in rental assistance programs or received assistance after their death, according to HUD Report. The Department discovered possible problematic payments through its own internal financial review and analytics, according to the report.
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Then-President Joe Biden and HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge arrive at Tulsa International Airport for a visit to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1, 2021. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
“The massive abuse of taxpayer dollars not only occurred under President Biden’s watch, but was effectively fueled by his administration’s failure to implement strong financial controls, resulting in billions of dollars in potential improper payments,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement provided to the Post.
“HUD will continue to investigate the shocking findings and take appropriate action to hold the perpetrators accountable,” he said. “In addition, the Department is advancing efforts made under President Trump's first administration to strengthen the integrity of the program and ensure that taxpayer-funded assistance serves the vulnerable communities for which it was intended.”
A passenger walks outside the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, which houses the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, October 10, 2025. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In fiscal year 2024, HUD distributed about $50 billion in federal rental assistance to non-federal entities, including $5.8 billion of what the report called “questionable payments.”
HUD pointed the finger at the Biden administration for its directive to “crowd out funding with minimal oversight.” The HUD report alleges that the Biden administration has not provided the department with the tools it needs to review whether organizations are complying with the “complex rules governing rental assistance.” The report also notes that HUD's rental assistance programs “impose significant trust and responsibility” on the non-federal entities receiving funds.
HUD must now confirm whether fraud has occurred and its extent before it can determine whether to withhold or withdraw funding, and if criminal referrals needed.
President Donald Trump (left) and HUD Secretary Eric Scott Turner during a reception with Republican members of Congress in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (Yuri Gripas/Abaka/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“HUD is implementing processes and procedures to revoke or suspend funding as part of its efforts to hold bad actors accountable,” the official told the Post. “In addition, the Department may initiate criminal charges and take other enforcement actions once it determines that fraud has occurred.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge for comment.
