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A detailed discussion of excluded income is provided in Chapter 6, Part I. HUD guidance on verification of excluded income draws a distinction between income which is fully excluded and income which is only partially excluded. For fully excluded income, SAHA is not required to follow the verification hierarchy, document why third -party verification is not available, or report the income on the 5 005 8. Fully excluded income is defined as income that is entirely excluded from the annual income determination (for example, food stamps, earned income of a minor, or foster care funds) [Notice PIH 2O13-04]. PHAs may accept a family's signed application or reexamination form as self -certification of fully excluded income. They do not have to require additional documentation. However, if there is any doubt that a source of income qualifies for full exclusion, PHAs have the option of requiring additional verification. For partially excluded income, SAHA is required to follow the verification hierarchy and all applicable regulations, and to report the income on the 50058. Partially excluded income is defined as income where only a certain portion of what is reported by the family qualifies to be excluded and the remainder is included in annual income (for example, the income of an adult full-time student, or income excluded under the earned income disallowance). SAHA Policv SAHA will accept the family's self -certification as verification of fully excluded income. SAHA may request additional documentation if necessary to document the income source. SAHA will verify the source and amount of partially excluded income as described in Part 1 of this chapter. 7-III.1. ZERO ANNUAL INCOME STATUS SAHA Policv SAHA will require a self -certification statement of zero income from all adult family members that are not attending school or any type of training. For zero income families SAHA requires these families to undergo a file review every 90 days. 7-III.J. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Any financial assistance, in excess of amounts received for tuition, that a person attending an institution of higher education receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965, from private sources, or from an institution of higher education must be considered income unless the student is over the age of 23 with dependent children or is residing with parents who are seeking or receiving HCV assistance [24 CFR 5.609(b)(9) and FR 4/10/06].