3-5 Key Program Eligibility — HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1

Applicants and tenants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for occupancy and housing assistance. Subsequent paragraphs provide more detailed information about income limits, SSNs, and consent forms.

A. The family’s annual income must not exceed program income limits.
B. Applicants and tenants must disclose SSNs for all household members, except those who do not contend eligible immigration status, and tenants age 62 or older as of January 31, 2010, whose initial determination of eligibility was begun before January 31, 2010, and provide verification of the complete and accurate SSN assigned to them..
C. All adults in each applicant family must sign a Consent for the Release of Information prior to receiving assistance and annually thereafter.
D. The unit for which the family is applying must be the family’s only residence.
E. An applicant must agree to pay the rent required by the program under which the applicant will receive assistance.
F. Only U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens may receive assistance under Section 8, Section 236, Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), and Section 202/8 programs.
G. All information reported by the family is subject to verification.
H. Various subsidy or insurance programs may impose additional occupancy restrictions.