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Sources: Program Policies and Procedures Manual

Disability Allowance. Since Linkages targets households where the head of household has a serious mental illness, it is anticipated that the majority of Linkages participants will be eligible to receive the Elderly or Disabled Persons Family Allowance of $400. All Linkages applicants and program participants are required to verify their income at the time of application and at least annually thereafter. Whenever possible, written third-party verification of income will be used. Oral third-party verification may be used but should be followed by written ~~third-~~ third-party verification when possible. Self-declaration should only be used if there is no other way to verify the information. The applicant will sign a release form at the time of application and at the time of annual review giving the Linkages program authorization to collect all relevant income information. If third-party verification is not possible, some acceptable alternative methods of income verification including:  Consecutive pay stubs;  Certification Of Zero Income, a notarized, self-statement, followed up by oral verification when possible; and  Other records as are reasonable to be used at the discretion of the Housing Coordinator. Use of verification other than third-party should be accompanied by written explanation in the participant’s record. Verifications are valid for 90 days from the date of the verification. For interim recertification, only those factors that have changed must be re-verified. Social Security benefits should always be verified even if the tenant is claiming zero income. Sample Release forms for Verification of Income included in the appendices. The Part 5 definition of annual income is the gross amount of income of all adult household members that is anticipated to be received during the coming 12-month period. Each of the italicized phrases in this definition is important to understanding the requirements for calculating annual income:  Gross amount. For those types of income counted, gross amounts (before any deductions have been taken) are used;  Income of all adult household members. The Part 5 definition of annual income contains income “inclusions” – types of income to be counted – and “exclusions” – types of income that are not considered (for example, income of minors); and  Anticipated to be received. The Part 5 annual income is used to determine eligibility and the amount of Federal assistance a household can receive. The property or program manager must, therefore, use a household’s expected ability to pay, rather than past earnings, when estimating housing assistance needs. ~~Anticipated Income~~Knowing whose income to count is as important as knowing which income to count. Under the Part 5 definition of annual income, special consideration is given to income earned by the following groups of people: Minors. Earned income of minors, including ▇▇▇▇▇▇ children (age 18 and under) is not counted. However, unearned income attributable to a minor (e.g., child support, TANF payments and other benefits paid on behalf of a minor) is included. Live-in aides. If a household includes a paid live-in aide (whether paid by the household or a social service program), the income of the live-in aide, regardless of the source, is not counted. Except under unusual circumstances, a related person does not qualify as a live-in aide. Persons with Disabilities. Exclude from annual income certain increases in the income of a disabled member. These exclusions from annual income are of limited duration. The full amount of increase to a qualified household’s annual income is excluded for the cumulative 12-month period beginning on the date the disabled household member is first employed or the household first experiences an increase in annual income attributable to the employment. During the second cumulative 12-month period, the property or program manager is required to exclude from annual income 50 percent of any increase in income. The disallowance of increased income of an individual household member who is a person with disabilities is limited to a lifetime 48-month period. This is also called the “earned income disregard”. Temporarily absent household members. The income of temporarily absent household members is counted in the Part 5 definition of annual income – regardless of the amount the absent member contributes to the household. For example, a construction worker employed at a temporary job on the other side of the state earns $600 per week. He keeps $200 per week for expenses and sends $400 per week home to his household. The entire amount ($600 per week) is counted in the household’s income; Adult students living away from home. If the adult student is counted as a member of the household in determining the household size, the first $480 of the student’s income must be counted in the household’s income. Note, however, that the $480 limit does not apply to a student who is the head of household or spouse (their full income must be counted); and Permanently absent household members. If a household member is permanently absent from the household (e.g., a spouse who is in a nursing home), the head of household has the choice of either counting that person as a member of the household, and including income attributable to that person as household income, or specifying that the person is no longer a member of the household.

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Sources: Program Participation Agreement

Common use of Disability Allowance Clause in Contracts