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Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification System – Amendments; Final Rule

The Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs: Implementation of the Enterprise Income Verification System – Amendments; Final Rule, was published in the Federal Register today, December 29, 2009. The provisions in the final rule will become effective January 31, 2010.

Highlights of the final rule include

• Disclosure and verification of a Social Security Number for all applicants and tenants except those individuals who do not contend eligible immigration status or tenants who are age 62 or older as of January 31, 2010, and whose initial eligibility began prior to January 31, 2010.

Mandatory use of the Enterprise Income Verification System (EIV).

A notice is currently being drafted which will provide instructions on the new requirements and on implementation of this final rule and is expected to be published near the time of the effective date of the rule.

The final rule is attached and can also be found at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-30720.pdf.