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<br />04/01/15 Page 7-4 <br />social security benefits, SSI benefits for participant families. The following policies apply to the <br />use of HUD’s EIV system. <br /> <br />EIV Income Reports <br />The data shown on EIV Income Reports is updated quarterly, thus data may be between 3 and 6 <br />months 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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />EIV income reports will be retained in participant files with the applicable annual or <br />interim re-examination documents. <br /> <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 /> <br />EIV Identity verification <br /> <br />The EIV system verifies participant identities against SSA records. These records are compared <br />to PIC data for a match on social security number, name, and date of birth. <br /> <br />PHAs are required to use EIV’s Identity Verification Report on a monthly basis to improve the <br />availability of income information in EIV [Notice PIH 2012-10]. <br /> <br />When identity verification for a participant fails, a message will be displayed within the EIV <br />system and no income information will be displayed. <br /> <br />5-20