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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 <br /> <br />Page 7-5 <br />If the PHA elects to use the annual income determination from one of the above-listed forms of <br />means-tested federal public assistance, then they must obtain the income information by means <br />of a third-party verification. The third-party verification must state the family size, must be for <br />the entire family, and must state the amount of the family’s annual income. The annual income <br />need not be broken down by family member or income type. Annual income includes income <br />earned from assets, therefore when using Safe Harbor to verify a family’s income, PHAs will <br />neither further inquire about a family’s net family assets, nor about the income earned from those <br />assets, except with respect to whether or not the family owns assets that exceed the asset <br />limitation in 24 CFR 5.618. The Safe Harbor documentation will be considered acceptable if any <br />of the following dates fall into the 12-month period prior to the receipt of the documentation by <br />the PHA: <br /> Income determination effective date; <br /> Program administrator’s signature date; <br /> Family’s signature date; <br /> Report effective date; or <br /> Other report-specific dates that verify the income determination date. <br />The only information that PHAs are permitted to use to determine income under this method is <br />the total income determination made by the federal means-tested program administrator. Other <br />federal programs may provide additional information about income inclusions and exclusions in <br />their award letters; however, these determinations and any other information must not be <br />considered by the PHA. PHAs are not permitted to mix and match Safe Harbor income <br />determinations and other income verifications. <br />If the PHA is unable to obtain Safe Harbor documentation or if the family disputes the other <br />program’s income determination, the PHA must calculate the family’s annual income using <br />traditional methods as outlined in Notice PIH 2023-27 and this chapter. <br />If the PHA uses a Safe Harbor determination to determine the family’s income, the family is <br />obligated to report changes in income that meet the PHA’s reporting requirement and occur after <br />the effective date of the transaction. <br />EXHIBIT 1