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. Administrative Plan 4/1/16 . Page 6-5 (1) If a responsible agency has determined that another adult is to be brought into the assisted unit to care for a child for an indefinite period, the designated caretaker will not be considered a family member until a determination of custody or legal guardianship is made. (2) If a caretaker has assumed responsibility for a child without the involvement of a responsible agency or formal assignment of custody or legal guardianship, the caretaker will be treated as a visitor for 90 days. After the 90 days has elapsed, the caretaker will be considered a family member unless information is provided that would confirm that the caretaker’s role is temporary. In such cases SAHA will extend the caretaker’s status as an eligible visitor. (3) At any time that custody or guardianship legally has been awarded to a caretaker, the voucher will be transferred to the caretaker, if said caretaker is income-eligible for the program. (4) During any period that a caretaker is considered a visitor, the income of the caretaker is not counted in annual income and the caretaker does not qualify the family for any deductions from income. 6-I.C. ANTICIPATING ANNUAL INCOME SAHA is required to count all income “anticipated to be received from a source outside the family during the 12-month period following admission or annual reexamination effective date” [24 CFR 5.609(a)(2)]. Policies related to anticipating annual income are provided below. Basis of Annual Income Projection SAHA generally will use current circumstances to determine anticipated income for the coming 12-month period. HUD authorizes SAHA to use other than current circumstances to anticipate income when: • An imminent change in circumstances is expected [HCV GB, p. 5-17] • It is not feasible to anticipate a level of income over a 12-month period (e.g., seasonal or cyclic income) [24 CFR 5.609(d)] • SAHA believes that past income is the best available indicator of expected future income [24 CFR 5.609(d)] PHAs are required to use HUD’s Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system in its entirety as a third party source to verify employment and income information, and to reduce administrative subsidy payment errors in accordance with HUD administrative guidance [24 CFR 5.233(a)(2)]. HUD allows PHAs to use tenant-provided documents (pay stubs) to project income once EIV data has been received in such cases where the family does not dispute the EIV employer data and where SAHA does not determine it is necessary to obtain additional third-party data. SAHA Policy When EIV is obtained and the family does not dispute the EIV employer data, SAHA will use current tenant-provided documents to project annual income. When the tenant- 3-133