Housing Choice Voucher Program Overview UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. HAP Contract Selects and screens tenants, receives HAP payments, complies with HUD and PHA
requirements, maintains property, and enforces lease.
2. PHA Administra- A written administrative plan that establishes local policies for administering the
tive Plan Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, required by HUD regulations.
3. Disability (HUD The HUD definition of a person with a disability is used for purposes of receiving
Definition) the disabled family preference, the elderly/disabled household deduction, the
dependent allowance, and/or the allowance for medical expenses.
4. Definition of a A person with a disability for purposes of granting a reasonable accommodation
Disabled Person request under either 504, FHAA or the ADA includes individuals with a physical,
(Reasonable Ac- mental or emotional impairment that substantially limits one or more of the
commodation) person's major life activities, individuals with a record of such impairment, or
individuals who are regarded as having such an impairment.
5. Live-In Aide A person approved by the PHA who resides in the unit to care for a family member
who is disabled or at least 50 years of age, determined to be essential to the care
and wellbeing of the person, not obligated for support of the person, and would
not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive services.
6. VAWA Notifica- PHAs are not required to demand oflcial documentation or physical proof of
tion and Certifi- domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human traflcking
cation before granting an alleged victim any of the special protections afforded by VAWA.
7. Initial Application The PHA should make applicants aware of other housing programs it operates,
for Assistance how to apply, and must offer to place them on the appropriate waiting list for such
programs if those lists are open.
8. Other Housing The PHA may not refuse to place the applicant on the tenant-based waiting list,
Assistance deny any admission preference for which the applicant currently qualifies, change
the applicant's place on the waiting list based on preference, date and time of
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application, or other factors affecting selection under the PHA's selection policy,
or remove the applicant from the waiting list.
9. Certification of At the time of initial application, applicants only need to certify that they are eligible
Preference for a preference; they do not have to verify their eligibility.
10. Elderly Family An elderly family includes a family whose head (including cohead), spouse, or
sole member is at least 62 years of age, two or more persons at least 62 years
of age living together, or one or more persons at least 62 years of age living with
one or more live-in aides.
11. Disabled Family A family whose head (including cohead), spouse, or sole member is a person with
disabilities.
12. HOUSEHOLD The household includes everyone who lives in the unit.
13. SSN DISCLOSURE Individuals who do not contend eligible immigration status are exempt from the
EXEMPTIONS SSN disclosure requirement.
14. SSN DISCLOSURE For HCV applicant families, the SSN for each household member (except noncon-
REQUIREMENTS tending persons) must be disclosed and documented when program eligibility is
being determined.
15. MIXED FAMILIES Mixed families are comprised of both citizens or eligible noncitizens and those
without citizenship or eligible noncitizen status.
16. VERIFICATION OF Verification of citizenship or national status is provided directly by the family.
CITIZENSHIP
17. AGE VERIFICA- Persons 62 and older claim eligible immigration status by executing a signed
TION declaration and providing proof of age.
18. INCOME LIMITS Once a family is admitted (leased), it is no longer subject to initial income limits
in order to retain eligibility.
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19. RESTRICTIONS No assistance will be provided to any individual who is enrolled (full-time or part-
ON ASSISTANCE time) as a student at an institution of higher education who is under 24, not a
U.S. veteran, unmarried, not a student with disabilities who was receiving HCV
assistance as of 11/30/05, and does not have a dependent child, unless the
student is eligible, and the student's parents (individually or jointly) are income
eligible for the program.
20. OPPORTUNITY If a PHA intends to deny based on criminal record information or sex offender
TO DISPUTE registration information, the PHA must notify the household of the proposed
action to be based on the information.
21. REQUIREMENTS Assistance may not be provided to any family if the family's net assets exceed an
TO DENY amount that is adjusted annually by HUD. For 2024, the amount is $100,000. For
ASSISTANCE 2025, the amount increased to $103,200.
22. Authority to The PHA may deny program assistance for various grounds including family
Deny Assistance obligation violations, evictions, fraud, and owing rent.
23. Eviction from If any family member has been evicted from federally assisted housing in the last
Federally Assist- five years.
ed Housing
24. Termination of If a PHA has ever terminated assistance under the program for any family member.
Assistance
25. Fraud or Criminal If any family member committed fraud, bribery, or another corrupt or criminal act
Acts regarding any federal housing program.
26. Owing Rent to If the family currently owes rent or other amounts to any PHA in connection with
PHA HCV or public housing assistance.
27. Reimbursement Not having reimbursed any PHA for amounts paid to an owner on behalf of the
to PHA family.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. HAP Contract Selects and screens tenants, receives HAP payments, complies with HUD and PHA
requirements, maintains property, and enforces lease.
2. PHA Administra- A written administrative plan that establishes local policies for administering the
tive Plan Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, required by HUD regulations.
3. Disability (HUD The HUD definition of a person with a disability is used for purposes of receiving
Definition) the disabled family preference, the elderly/disabled household deduction, the
dependent allowance, and/or the allowance for medical expenses.
4. Definition of a A person with a disability for purposes of granting a reasonable accommodation
Disabled Person request under either 504, FHAA or the ADA includes individuals with a physical,
(Reasonable Ac- mental or emotional impairment that substantially limits one or more of the
commodation) person's major life activities, individuals with a record of such impairment, or
individuals who are regarded as having such an impairment.
5. Live-In Aide A person approved by the PHA who resides in the unit to care for a family member
who is disabled or at least 50 years of age, determined to be essential to the care
and wellbeing of the person, not obligated for support of the person, and would
not be living in the unit except to provide necessary supportive services.
6. VAWA Notifica- PHAs are not required to demand oflcial documentation or physical proof of
tion and Certifi- domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human traflcking
cation before granting an alleged victim any of the special protections afforded by VAWA.
7. Initial Application The PHA should make applicants aware of other housing programs it operates,
for Assistance how to apply, and must offer to place them on the appropriate waiting list for such
programs if those lists are open.
8. Other Housing The PHA may not refuse to place the applicant on the tenant-based waiting list,
Assistance deny any admission preference for which the applicant currently qualifies, change
the applicant's place on the waiting list based on preference, date and time of
, Housing Choice Voucher Program Overview UPDATED
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application, or other factors affecting selection under the PHA's selection policy,
or remove the applicant from the waiting list.
9. Certification of At the time of initial application, applicants only need to certify that they are eligible
Preference for a preference; they do not have to verify their eligibility.
10. Elderly Family An elderly family includes a family whose head (including cohead), spouse, or
sole member is at least 62 years of age, two or more persons at least 62 years
of age living together, or one or more persons at least 62 years of age living with
one or more live-in aides.
11. Disabled Family A family whose head (including cohead), spouse, or sole member is a person with
disabilities.
12. HOUSEHOLD The household includes everyone who lives in the unit.
13. SSN DISCLOSURE Individuals who do not contend eligible immigration status are exempt from the
EXEMPTIONS SSN disclosure requirement.
14. SSN DISCLOSURE For HCV applicant families, the SSN for each household member (except noncon-
REQUIREMENTS tending persons) must be disclosed and documented when program eligibility is
being determined.
15. MIXED FAMILIES Mixed families are comprised of both citizens or eligible noncitizens and those
without citizenship or eligible noncitizen status.
16. VERIFICATION OF Verification of citizenship or national status is provided directly by the family.
CITIZENSHIP
17. AGE VERIFICA- Persons 62 and older claim eligible immigration status by executing a signed
TION declaration and providing proof of age.
18. INCOME LIMITS Once a family is admitted (leased), it is no longer subject to initial income limits
in order to retain eligibility.
, Housing Choice Voucher Program Overview UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
19. RESTRICTIONS No assistance will be provided to any individual who is enrolled (full-time or part-
ON ASSISTANCE time) as a student at an institution of higher education who is under 24, not a
U.S. veteran, unmarried, not a student with disabilities who was receiving HCV
assistance as of 11/30/05, and does not have a dependent child, unless the
student is eligible, and the student's parents (individually or jointly) are income
eligible for the program.
20. OPPORTUNITY If a PHA intends to deny based on criminal record information or sex offender
TO DISPUTE registration information, the PHA must notify the household of the proposed
action to be based on the information.
21. REQUIREMENTS Assistance may not be provided to any family if the family's net assets exceed an
TO DENY amount that is adjusted annually by HUD. For 2024, the amount is $100,000. For
ASSISTANCE 2025, the amount increased to $103,200.
22. Authority to The PHA may deny program assistance for various grounds including family
Deny Assistance obligation violations, evictions, fraud, and owing rent.
23. Eviction from If any family member has been evicted from federally assisted housing in the last
Federally Assist- five years.
ed Housing
24. Termination of If a PHA has ever terminated assistance under the program for any family member.
Assistance
25. Fraud or Criminal If any family member committed fraud, bribery, or another corrupt or criminal act
Acts regarding any federal housing program.
26. Owing Rent to If the family currently owes rent or other amounts to any PHA in connection with
PHA HCV or public housing assistance.
27. Reimbursement Not having reimbursed any PHA for amounts paid to an owner on behalf of the
to PHA family.
