Missouri public housing officials improperly exempted virtually everybody living in a 200-unit facility from federal rules requiring that able-bodied residents help with maintenance and cleanup work, according to a government watchdog.

“The community service and self-sufficiency requirement is intended to assist adult public housing residents in improving their own economic and social well-being and to give these residents a greater stake in their communities,” said the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s inspector general.

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