Audit finds New
York City overpaid for housing for HIV-positive people

New York City's Human Resources Administration has made $2.2 million in questionable payments in securing housing for HIV-positive city residents during the past two and a half years, according to an audit by the city comptroller, Newsday reports. The agency even reported paid $182,391 for hotel rooms for 26 HIV-positive people who had died, according to the audit. Another $1 million went to vendors for clients who did not sign housing registration logs, nearly $120,000 in fees were double-billed, and more than $417,000 paid for housing for people not listed in the agency's housing database, the audit discovered.

City comptroller William Thompson has ordered the agency to begin recovering some of the funds. The Human Resources Administration also has implemented a new card-swiping system for clients to help keep better track of their housing needs and housing usage.