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VII. CHAPTER 7-VERIFICATION PROCEDURES [24 CFR Part 5, Subparts B, D, E
and F; 24 CFR 982.158; 24 CFR 5.617]
A. INTRODUCTION
HUD requires PHAs to use the EIV system in its entirety to verify tenant employment and
income information during mandatory reexaminations of family composition and income.
Applicants and program participants must provide true and complete information to the PHA
whenever information is requested. The PHA's verification requirements are designed to
maintain program integrity. This chapter explains the PHA's procedures and standards for
verification of preferences, income, assets, allowable deductions, family status, and changes in
family composition. The PHA will obtain proper authorization from the family before requesting
information from independent sources.
B. METHODS OF VERIFICATION AND TIME ALLOWED [24 CFR
982.516]
The PHA will verify information through the six methods of verification acceptable to HUD in
the following order:
6. Upfront Income Verification – Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)
5. Upfront Income Verification – (non-HUD systems) (UIV)
4. Written Third Party Verification – (Tenant Provided Documentation)
3. Written Third Party Verification – (Traditional Third Party)
2. Oral Third Party Verification
1. Tenant Declaration
For applicants, income verifications may not be more than 60 days old at the time of voucher
issuance. For participants, tenant provided documents should be dated within the last 60 days of
the reexamination interview date. Pay stubs should be current and consecutive.
Upfront Income Verification – (UIV) Levels 6/5
The verification of income before or during a family reexamination, through the HUD mandated
EIV system which systematically and uniformly maintains income information in computerized
form for a number of individuals.
Upfront Income Verification – (UIV) Level 5
The verification of income before or during a family reexamination, through an independent
source that systematically and uniformly maintains income information in computerized form for
a number of individuals.
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