The Waste List > Total Value of Government Waste: $57,322,568,479
Housing Assistance (Assistance for Homeowners)
The following are 9 duplicative spending programs for Housing Assistance (Assistance for Homeowners) across 4 agencies:
AgencyDetailsCost
Department of Agriculture Section 504 Very Low-income Repair Loans and Grants $35,000,000
Department of Agriculture Section 504 Direct Housing Loans and Grants for Natural Disasters $3,000,000
Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans $68,000,000
Department of Veterans Affairs Direct Loans for Certain Disabled Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs Special Housing Adaptation for Disabled Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs Temporary Residence Adaptation
Department of the Interior Housing Improvement Program $15,943,367
Internal Revenue Service Mortgage interest deduction $79,150,000,000
Internal Revenue Service Property tax deduction $15,120,000,000

Source: Table 10, Appendix III, "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue," Government Accountability Office, 2/28/2012