Housing Choice Voucher Program UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. Absorption When a receiving PHA starts making assistance payments with funding under
its consolidated ACC
2. Administrative fee Fee paid by HUD to the PHA for administration of the program
3. Administrative fee Account established by PHA from excess administrative fee income
reserve
4. Administrative plan Plan that describes PHA policies for administration of the HCV program
5. Admission Point when the family becomes a participant in the program
6. Applicant Family that has applied for admission to the HCV program but is not yet a
program participant
7. Budget authority Amount authorized and appropriated by Congress for payment to PHAs
under the HCV program
8. Common space Space available for use by the assisted family and other occupants of the unit
9. Congregate housing Housing for elderly persons or persons with disabilities that meets the HQS
for congregate housing
10. Continuously assist- An applicant is continuously assisted under the 1937 Act if the family is
ed already receiving assistance under any 1937 Act program when admitted to
the HCV program
11. Cooperative Housing owned by a corporation or association, where a member has the
right to reside in a particular unit and participate in management
12. Cooperative member A family of which one or more members owns membership shares in a
cooperative
13. Domicile The legal residence of the household head or spouse
CORRECT Answers
1. Absorption When a receiving PHA starts making assistance payments with funding under
its consolidated ACC
2. Administrative fee Fee paid by HUD to the PHA for administration of the program
3. Administrative fee Account established by PHA from excess administrative fee income
reserve
4. Administrative plan Plan that describes PHA policies for administration of the HCV program
5. Admission Point when the family becomes a participant in the program
6. Applicant Family that has applied for admission to the HCV program but is not yet a
program participant
7. Budget authority Amount authorized and appropriated by Congress for payment to PHAs
under the HCV program
8. Common space Space available for use by the assisted family and other occupants of the unit
9. Congregate housing Housing for elderly persons or persons with disabilities that meets the HQS
for congregate housing
10. Continuously assist- An applicant is continuously assisted under the 1937 Act if the family is
ed already receiving assistance under any 1937 Act program when admitted to
the HCV program
11. Cooperative Housing owned by a corporation or association, where a member has the
right to reside in a particular unit and participate in management
12. Cooperative member A family of which one or more members owns membership shares in a
cooperative
13. Domicile The legal residence of the household head or spouse
