Q&A: When Must Tenants be Notified of Upcoming Utility Allowance Changes?
Question: A family moves in on October 14th. On October 1, a decrease in the Utility Allowance for November 1 was approved, which would make the tenant rent go up (and the assistance payment go down). ...
Q&A: SS Overpayment
Question: I have a multifamily tenant whose SSI was lowered due to a stock or bond that was in her name. The tenant stated that someone else had bought it for her and she was unaware of it.  Her SSI ...
Q&A: Disability Verification
Question:  I just had an applicant ask an interesting question that I could not find the answer for. Who needs to fill out the Disability Verification form? Can a Nurse Practitioner do it? Does it ...
Q & A: Certs/50059s
Question: I have an applicant I currently am processing for residency. He has a federal pension that has a deduction for a court ordered alimony, and I understand we do not count this portion of his b ...
Verifying SS Debit Cards: Policy Clarification
RHIIP ListServ #296, issued in February, reminded us that Social Security benefits may now be paid via Direct Express debit cards. In a May 2, 2013 email, Michael Sharkey in Policy clarified that th ...
Q&A: Unit Split
Question: Mother and Adult Daughter lived in one unit with their kids. Mother went on our waiting list and is now moving into another unit with her kids next Friday, March 8th.  We’re not quite sur ...
SS Debit Cards Now Count as Assets
As of March 1, 2013, all Social Security benefits will be paid via direct deposit or via Debit Express debit cards. Several periodicals report that while the transition takes place, paper checks will ...
Q & A: Move-In for a Newborn
Question: I have a single mom who was homeless and pregnant when she got to the top of the waiting list. When I called her to offer the unit, she had been taken to the hospital the night before, and h ...
Q & A: IRA Income
Question: Can you give us some guidance on calculating an IRA? We have an applicant that has an IRA account that receives a $500.00 deposit into the checking account every month. The current value ...
Corrected Federally Mandated Income Exclusions Released
On December 14, 2012, a correction to the July 24th Notice of Federally Mandated Income Exclusions was released. A couple notable changes were made to Exclusion (viii) and Exclusion (xxiii). View the ...