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. Administrative Plan 4/1/16 Page 5-1 <br />Chapter 5 <br />BRIEFINGS AND VOUCHER ISSUANCE <br />INTRODUCTION <br />This chapter explains the briefing and voucher issuance process. When a family is determined to <br />be eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, SAHA must ensure that the family <br />fully understands the way the program operates and the family’s obligations under the program. <br />This is accomplished through both an oral briefing and provision of a briefing packet containing <br />the HUD-required documents and other information the family needs to know in order to lease a <br />unit under the program. Once the family is fully informed of the program’s requirements, SAHA <br />issues the family a voucher. The voucher includes the unit size for which the family qualifies <br />based on SAHA’s subsidy standards, as well as the issue and expiration date of the voucher. The <br />voucher is the document that authorizes the family to begin its search for a unit, and limits the <br />amount of time the family has to successfully locate an acceptable unit. <br />This chapter describes HUD regulations and SAHA policies related to these topics in two parts: <br />Part I: Briefings and Family Obligations. This part details the program’s requirements <br />for briefing families orally, and for providing written materials describing the program <br />and its requirements. It includes a particular focus on the family’s obligations under the <br />program. <br />Part II: Subsidy Standards and Voucher Issuance. This part discusses SAHA’s standards <br />for determining how many bedrooms a family of a given composition qualifies for, <br />which in turn affects the amount of subsidy the family can receive. It also discusses the <br />policies that dictate how vouchers are issued, and how long families have to locate a <br />unit. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3-117