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<br />04/01/15 Page 7-13 <br /> <br /> SAHA Policy <br />In accordance with the verification hierarchy described in section 7-1.B, SAHA will <br />determine whether the student is exempt from the restrictions in 24 CFR 5.612 by <br />verifying any one of the following exemption criteria: <br /> The student is enrolled at an educational institution that does not meet the <br />definition of institution of higher education in the Higher Education Act of <br />1965 (see Section Exhibit 3-2). <br /> The student is at least 24 years old. <br /> The student is a veteran, as defined in Section 3-II.E. <br /> The student is married. <br /> The student has at least one dependent child, as defined in Section 3-II.E. <br /> The student is a person with disabilities, as defined in Section 3-II.E, and was <br />receiving assistance prior to November 30, 2005. <br />If the PHA cannot verify at least one of these exemption criteria, the PHA will conclude that the <br />student is subject to the restrictions on assistance at 24 CFR 5.612. In addition to verifying the <br />student’s income eligibility, the PHA will then proceed to verify either the student’s parent’s <br />income eligibility (see Section 7-III.J) or the student’s independence from his/her parents (see <br />below). <br /> <br />Independent Student <br /> SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will verify a student’s independence from his/her parents to determine that the <br />student’s parents’ income is not relevant for determining the student’s eligibility by doing <br />all of the following: <br />Either reviewing or verifying previous address information to determine whether <br />the student has established a household separate from his/her parents for at least <br />one year or reviewing and verifying documentation relevant to determining <br />whether the student meets the U.S. Department of Education’s definition of <br />independent student (see Section 3-II.E) <br />Reviewing prior year income tax returns to verify whether a parent has claimed <br />the student as a dependent <br />Requesting and obtaining written certification directly from the student’s parents <br />identifying the amount of support they will be providing to the student, even if the <br />amount of support is $0. <br /> <br />7-II.F. DOCUMENTATION OF DISABILITY <br />The PHA must verify the existence of a disability in order to allow certain income disallowances <br />and deductions from income. The PHA is not permitted to inquire about the nature or extent of a <br />5-29