4-1 SUBMISSION ANNUAL ADMIN PLAN_EXHIBIT 3

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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refund payments (26 U.S.C. 32(j)) \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(17)\]. Note: EITC may be paid periodically if the family elects to receive the amount due as part of payroll payments from an employer. Lump sums received as a result of delays in processing Social Security and SSI payments (see section 6-I.J.) \[24 CFR 5.609(b)(4)\]. 6-I.I.PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF EARNINGS compensation, and severance pay, are counted as income \[24 CFR 5.609(b)(5)\] if they are received either in the form of periodic payments or in the form of a lump-sum amount or prospective monthly amounts for the delayed start of a periodic payment. If they are received in a one-time lump sum (as a settlement, for instance), they are treated as lump-sum receipts \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(3)\]. (See also the discussion of periodic payments in section 6-I.H and the discussion of lump-sum receipts in section 6-I.G.) 6-I.J.WELFARE ASSISTANCE SANCTIONS Overview Welfare assistance is counted in annual income. Welfare assistance includes Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), called CalWORKS in the state of California, and any payments to individuals or families based on need that are made under programs funded separately or jointly by federal, state, or local governments \[24 CFR 5.603(b)\]. Sanctions Resulting in the Reduction of Welfare Benefits \[24 CFR 5.615\] The PHA must make a special calculation of annual income when the welfare agency imposes certain sanctions on certain families. The full text of the regulation at 24 CFR 5.615 is provided as Exhibit 6-5. The requirements are summarized below. This rule applies only if a family was receiving HCV assistance at the time the sanction was imposed. Covered Families under a program for which Federal, State or local law requires that a member of the family must participate in an economic self- 5.615(b)\] Imputed Income Whe -sufficiency program or work activities requirement, the PHA The PHA must request that the welfare agency inform the PHA when the benefits of an HCV Page 6-20 04/01/14