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<br />family should claim them, SAHA will make the determination based on available <br />documents such as court orders, or an IRS return showing which family has claimed the <br />child for income tax purposes. <br />3-I.G. FULL-TIME STUDENT \[24 CFR 5.603; HCV GB, p. 5-29\] <br />A full-time student (FTS) is a person who is attending school or vocational training on a full-time <br />basis. The time commitment or subject load that is needed to be full-time is defined by the <br />educational institution. <br />Identifying each FTS is important because: (1) each family member that is an FTS, other than the <br />head, spouse, or co-head, qualifies the family for a dependent deduction, and (2) the income of <br />such an FTS is treated differently from the income of other family members. <br /> <br />3-I.H. ELDERLY AND NEAR-ELDERLY PERSONS, AND ELDERLY FAMILY <br />\[24 CFR 5.100 and 5.403\] <br />Elderly Persons <br />An elderly person is a person who is at least 62 years of age. <br />Near-Elderly Persons <br /> <br />A near-elderly person is a person who is 50-61 years of age. <br />Elderly Family <br />An elderly family is one in which the head, spouse, cohead, or sole member is an elderly person. <br />Identifying elderly families is important because these families qualify for special deductions <br />from income as described in Chapter 6. <br />3-I.I. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND DISABLED FAMILY \[24 CFR 5.403\] <br />Persons with Disabilities <br />Under the HCV program, special rules apply to persons with disabilities and to any family whose <br />head, spouse, or cohead is a person with disabilities. The technical definitions of individual with <br />handicaps and persons with disabilities are provided in Exhibit 3-1 at the end of this chapter. <br />These definitions are used for a number of purposes including ensuring that persons with <br />disabilities are not discriminated against based upon disability. <br />As discussed in Chapter 2, the PHA must make all aspects of the HCV program accessible to <br />persons with disabilities and consider reasonable accommodations requested based upon a <br /> <br />Disabled Family <br />A disabled family is one in which the head, spouse, or co-head is a person with disabilities. <br />Identifying disabled families is important because these families qualify for special deductions <br />from income as described in Chapter 6. <br />Even though persons with drug or alcohol dependencies are considered persons with disabilities <br />for the purpose of non-discrimination, this does not prevent SAHA from denying assistance for <br />Page 3-5 <br /> <br />04/01/14 <br /> <br />