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Upfront Income Verification Using HUD's Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System <br />(Mandatory) <br />PHAs must use HUD's EIV system in its entirety as a third -party source to verify tenant <br />employment and income information during mandatory reexaminations or recertifications of <br />family composition and income in accordance with 24 CFR 5.236 and administrative guidance <br />issued by HUD. The EIV system contains data showing earned income, unemployment benefits, <br />social security benefits, and SSI benefits for participant families. The following policies apply to <br />the use of HUD's EIV system. <br />EIV Income Reports <br />The data shown on income reports is updated quarterly. Data may be between 3 and 6 months <br />old at the time reports are generated. <br />SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will obtain income reports for annual re-examinations on a monthly basis. <br />Reports will be generated as part of the regular re-examination process. <br />Income reports will be compared to family provided information as part of the annual re- <br />examination process. Income reports may be used in the calculation of annual income as <br />described in Chapter 6-I.C. Income reports will also be used to meet the regulatory <br />requirements for third party verifications, as described above. Policies for resolving <br />discrepancies between income reports and family provided information will be resolved <br />as described in Chapter 6-I.C. and in this chapter. <br />Income reports will be used in interim reexaminations to identify any discrepancies <br />between reported income and income shown in the EIV system, and as necessary to <br />verify and calculate earned income, unemployment benefits, Social Security and or SSI <br />benefits. EIV will also be used to verify that families claiming zero income are not <br />receiving income from any of these sources. <br />EIV income reports will be retained in participant files with the applicable annual or <br />interim re-examination documents. <br />When SAHA determines through income reports and third -party verification that a family <br />has concealed or under -reported income, corrective action will be taken pursuant to the <br />policies in Chapter 14, Program Integrity. <br />4-7 <br />