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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 11-12 11-II.C. CHANGES AFFECTING INCOME OR EXPENSES Overview Interim reexaminations for changes in income or expenses may be scheduled either because the PHA has reason to believe that changes in income or expenses may have occurred, or because the family reports a change. The PHA must estimate the income of the family for the upcoming 12-month period to determine family income for an interim reexamination [24 CFR 5.609(c)(1)]. Policies for projecting income are found in Chapter 6. Interim Decreases [24 CFR 982.516(c)(2) and Notice PIH 2023-27] A family may request an interim determination of family income for any change since the last determination. However, the PHA may decline to conduct an interim reexamination if the PHA estimates the family’s adjusted income will decrease by an amount that is less than 10 percent of the family’s adjusted income. The PHA may set a lower threshold in PHA policy such as performing an interim for any decreases in adjusted income, although HUD prohibits the PHA from setting a dollar-figure threshold. However, while the PHA has some discretion, HUD requires that the PHA perform an interim reexamination for a decrease in adjusted income of any amount in two circumstances:  When there is a decrease in family size attributed to the death of a family member; or  When a family member permanently moves out of the assisted unit during the period since the family’s last reexamination. In the above circumstances, the PHA must perform an interim reexamination for any decrease in adjusted income. If the net effect of the changes in adjusted income due to a decrease in family size results in no change or an increase in annual adjusted income, then PHA must process the removal of the household member(s) as a non-interim reexamination transaction without making changes to the family’s annual adjusted income. SAHA Policy Generally, SAHA will only conduct an interim when the family’s adjusted income has decreased by an amount that is 10 percent or more of the family’s adjusted income. When determining the 10 percent threshold, SAHA will round calculated percentages up or down to the next nearest unit as applicable (e.g., a calculated decrease of 9.5 percent will be rounded to 10 percent). However, SAHA will perform an interim reexamination for a decrease in adjusted income of any amount in two circumstances: When there is a decrease in family size attributed to the death of a family member; or When a family member permanently moves out of the assisted unit during the period since the family’s last reexamination. EXHIBIT 1