2013 CMHA HCVP Admin Plan - Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing ...

Verification Before Denying a Request to Reduce Rent
The PHA will obtain written verification from the welfare agency stating that the family’s
benefits have been reduced for fraud or noncompliance with economic self-sufficiency or work
activities requirements before denying the family’s request for rent reduction.
The welfare agency, at the request of the PHA, will inform the PHA of:
Amount and term of specified welfare benefit reduction for the family;
Reason for the reduction; and
Subsequent changes in term or amount of reduction.
Cooperation Agreements
The PHA has an unwritten cooperation agreement in place with the local welfare agency which
assists the PHA in obtaining the necessary information regarding welfare sanctions.
The PHA has taken a proactive approach in culminating an effective working relationship
between the PHA and the local welfare agency for the purpose of targeting economic selfsufficiency
programs throughout the community that are available to HCVP and public housing
residents.
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Approved by CMHA Board of Commissioners
October 3, 2012
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