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<br />participant family are reduced. The imputed income is the amount the family would have <br />received if the family had not been sanctioned. <br />This requirement does not apply to reductions in welfare benefits: (1) at the expiration of the <br />lifetime or other time limit on the payment of welfare benefits, (2) if a family member is unable <br />to find employment even though the family member has complied with the welfare agency <br />economic self-sufficiency or work activities requirements, or (3) because a family member has <br />not complied with other welfare agency requirements \[24 CFR 5.615(b)(2)\]. <br /> <br />Offsets <br />The amount of the imputed income is offset by the amount of additional income the family <br />begins to receive after the sanction is imposed. When the additional income equals or exceeds <br />the imputed welfare income, the imputed income is reduced to zero \[24 CFR 5.615(c)(4)\]. <br />6-I.K.PERIODIC AND DETERMINABLE ALLOWANCES \[24 CFR 5.609(b)(7)\] <br /> <br />Annual income includes periodic and determinable allowances, such as alimony and child <br />support payments, and regular contributions or gifts received from organizations or from persons <br />not residing with an assisted family. <br />Alimony and Child Support <br />The PHA must count alimony and child support amounts awarded as part of a divorce or <br />separation agreement. <br /> SAHA Policy <br />SAHA will count court-awarded amounts for alimony and child support unless SAHA <br />verifies that (1) the payments are not being made and (2) the family has made reasonable <br />efforts to collect amounts due, including filing with courts or agencies responsible for <br />enforcing payments \[HCV GB, pp. 5-23 and 5-47\]. <br />Families are to seek all available income, including child support, as their circumstances <br />warrant. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to pursue independent legal action <br />if they are due, but are not currently receiving, child support. <br />Regular Contributions or Gifts <br />The PHA must count as income regular monetary and nonmonetary contributions or gifts from <br />persons not residing with an assisted family \[24 CFR 5.609(b)(7)\]. Temporary, nonrecurring, or <br />sporadic income and gifts are not counted \[24 CFR 5.609(c)(9)\]. <br />SAHA Policy <br /> <br />Examples of regular <br />utilities, telephone, rent, credit cards, and car payments), (2) cash or other liquid assets <br />- <br />as groceries and clothing provided to a family on a regular basis. <br />Nonmonetary contributions will be valued at the cost of purchasing the items, as <br />determined by SAHA. For contributions that may vary from month to month (e.g., utility <br />payments), SAHA will include an average amount based upon past history. <br />Page 6-21 <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />