
Question and Answer- Third Party Verifications and 9887A Forms
Question: During a recent PMCS training, the instructor indicated that when management is sending out third party verification forms that: 1) adult members of the household must sign the individua ...

Question and Answer: Screening Costs
Question: We have a lot of households that apply, but end up getting rejected based on our screening criteria. We spend a lot of money each year on screening costs for households that never end up li ...

Annual Financial Statement (AFS) Filing Deadline; Validation Errors; FASS Service Outage
AFS Filing Deadline - There has been no indication from REAC that a filing extension will be issued; therefore, filers must adhere to the 90-day filing deadline. REAC has indicated, however, that alth ...

Required Transition for HUD’s Voice Response System (VRS) Users to eLOCCS
Several owners of HUD properties are also recipients of a variety of HUD grants (for service coordinators, etc.) As Grantees, these owners have historically utilized the Voice Response System (VRS) to ...

HUD clarifies guidance pertaining to new passbook rate effective February 1, 2015
On November 7, 2014, we notified you that HUD issued a new passbook savings rate of 0.06% to be effective February 1, 2015. HUD issued a RHIIP Listserv on Friday, November 14, 2014 that clarified HUD’ ...

Q&A: Eviction For Drug Related Criminal Activity
Question: An applicant was evicted from another assisted program for drug related criminal activity last year, but he/she has since completed a drug rehabilitation program. Do I have to reject his app ...

HUD Implements New Passbook Rate
On October 31, 2014, HUD issued a new HUD Notice, Housing Notice 2014-15 “Passbook Savings Rate Effective February 1, 2015 and Establishing Future Passbook Savings Rates”. Currently, the HUD passbook ...

Q&A: HUD Form 9887/A
Question: An applicant household is moving in next week. They signed HUD Form 9887/A when they completed their application ten months ago. Do I have to have them sign a new HUD Form 9887/A when they m ...

SSA Announces the 2015 COLA Increase
On October 22, 2014, the Social Security Administration announced that the cost of living adjustment for 2015 benefits will be 1.7%.