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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 7-41 7-III.J. INCOME FROM EXCLUDED SOURCES [Notice PIH 2023-27] A detailed discussion of excluded income is provided in Chapter 6, Part I. HUD guidance on verification of excluded income draws a distinction between income which is fully excluded and income which is only partially excluded. For fully excluded income, the PHA is not required to follow the verification hierarchy, For fully excluded income, the PHA is not required to document why third-party verification is not available, or report the income on the 50058. Fully excluded income is defined as income where the entire amount qualifies to be excluded from the annual income determination in accordance with 24 CFR 5.609(b) and any Federal Register notice on mandatory exclusions issued by HUD (for example, food stamps, earned income of a minor, or foster care funds). PHAs may accept a family’s signed application or reexamination form as self-certification of fully excluded income. They do not have to require additional documentation. However, if there is any doubt that a source of income qualifies for full exclusion, PHAs have the option of requiring additional verification. For partially excluded income, the PHA is required to follow the verification hierarchy and all applicable regulations, and to report the income on the 50058. Partially excluded income is defined as income where only a certain portion of what is reported by the family qualifies to be excluded and the remainder is included in annual income (for example, the income of an adult full-time student). SAHA Policy SAHA may accept the family’s self-certification as verification of fully excluded income. SAHA may request additional documentation if necessary to document the income source. SAHA may verify the source and amount of partially excluded income as described in Part 1 of this chapter. EXHIBIT 1