HA Item 05 -Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 7-42 7-III.K. ZERO INCOME FAMILIES [Notice PIH 2023-27] PHAs have discretion to establish reasonable procedures to manage the risk of unreported income, such as asking families to complete a zero-income worksheet at admission or periodically after admission to determine if they have any sources of unreported income or searching an y UIV sources for unreported income. In calculating annual income, PHAs must not assign monetary value to nonmonetary in-kind donations from a food bank or similar organization received by the family [24 CFR § 5.609(b)(24)(vi)]. PHAs may accept a self-certification of zero income from the family without taking any additional steps to verify zero reported income. HUD does not require such self-certifications be notarized. PHAs that perform zero income reviews must update local discretionary policies, procedures, and forms. Families who begin receiving income which does not trigger an interim reexamination should no longer be considered zero income even though the family’s income is not reflected on the Form HUD-50058. SAHA Policy SAHA will check UIV sources and/or may request information from third-party sources to verify that certain forms of income such as unemployment benefits, TANF, SS, SSI, earned income, child support, etc., are not being received by families claiming to have zero annual income. SAHA will also require that each family member who claims zero income status complete a zero-income form. If any sources of income are identified on the form, SAHA will verify the income in accordance with the policies in this chapter prior to including the income in the family’s annual income. SAHA will only conduct interims in accordance with PHA policy in Chapter 11. For zero income families, SAHA may require a file review every 90 days. EXHIBIT 1