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Welfare Payments or General Assistance
Acceptable methods of verification include, in this order:
1) UIV (Upfront Income Verification)
2) Written statement from payment provider indicating the amount of grant/payment, start
date of payments, and anticipated changes in payment in the next 12 months
3) Computer-generated Notice of Action
4) Computer-generated list of recipients from Welfare Department
5) PHA verification form completed by payment provider
Alimony or Child Support Payments
Acceptable methods of verification include, in this order:
1) UIV with electronic verification through ODJFS
2) Copy of a separation or settlement agreement or a divorce decree stating amount and type
of support and payment schedules.
3) Copy of latest check and/or payment stubs from court trustee.
4) A letter from the person paying the support.
5) Family's self-certification of amount received and of the likelihood of support payments
being received in the future, or that support payments are not being received.
If payments are irregular, the family must provide an accurate statement of income:
1) Documentation proving information that the obligor will be unable to make future
payments (e.g. incarceration)
2) A copy of the pertinent pages of the separation or settlement agreement, or the
pertinent pages of the divorce decree stating the amount and type of support and
payment schedules.
3) A welfare notice of action showing amounts received by the welfare agency for child
support.
4) A notarized affidavit from the family indicating the amount(s) received.
Net Income from a Business
In order to verify the net income from a business, the PHA will view IRS and financial
documents from prior years and use this information to anticipate the income for the next 12
months.
Acceptable methods of verification include:
1) IRS Form 1040, including:
a. Schedule C (Small Business)
b. Schedule E (Rental Property Income)
c. Schedule F (Farm Income)
If accelerated depreciation was used on the tax return or financial statement, an accountant's
calculation of depreciation expense, computed using straight-line depreciation rules.
2) Audited or unaudited financial statement(s) of the business.
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Approved by CMHA Board of Commissioners
October 3, 2012
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