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Attention EIV Users!
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SSA
COLA Announcement - On October 16, 2008, the Social Security
Administration (SSA) announced 5.8 percent benefit increase
for 2009. The 5.8 percent Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will
begin with benefits that Social Security (SS) beneficiaries
receive in January 2009. Increased payments to Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will begin on December 31,
2008. PHAs should include this planned increase in income during
the processing of annual or interim reexams that will be effective
January 1, 2009 or later. View the 2009
Social Security Fact Sheet.
Multifamily Housing Program users can now apply for access to
the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System. See information
regarding Multifamily
Housing's participation in the EIV system.
EIV
users must use WASS IDs to access EIV PIH program users must have a WASS ID
that (1) has been assigned the EIV action in WASS by a WASS Administrator, (2)
had that WASS ID authorized in PIC User Administration, and (3) been assigned
a role in EIV by an EIV User Administrator.* PIC IDs will not be recognized in
WASS as being valid for access to EIV. Note: PIC access must be
active to access EIV Effective March 4, 2007 Access for internal (HUD) users
is at: https://hudapps.hud.gov/ssmaster
Access for PHA users is at: https://hudapps.hud.gov/HUD_Systems*
For PIH program users, the PHA's EIV User Administrator must request the assignment
of a role and the Field Office User Administrator must authorize that role within
EIV's User Administration module.
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The purpose of HUD's EIV System is to make integrated income data available
from one source, via the Internet, for PHAs to use to improve income verification
during required income reexaminations. EIV provides the following information:
- Monthly employer new hires
- Quarterly wages (including
employer information), Federal wages are available
- Quarterly unemployment
compensation
- Monthly social security (SS) and supplement security income
(SSI) benefits
The EIV System is available to all PHAs nationwide. HUD strongly encourages
PHAs to use and implement the EIV system in their day-to-day operations. PHAs
should contact the UIV Coordinator at their local HUD field office for further
information on obtaining access to the EIV system.
Benefits of the System - Increases the efficiency and accuracy
of income and rent determinations
- Reduces incidents of underreported
and unreported household income
- Removes the barriers to verifying tenant-reported
income
- Addresses material weaknesses in a PHA's reexamination process
and program operations
- Assures that more eligible families are able to
participate in the program
EIV System Uses and Capabilities - Provides new hire, wage, unemployment
compensation, and Social Security benefit information through a data matching
process for households covered by a HUD-Form
50058
- Allows PHAs to view monthly new hire information,
quarterly wage, employer information, quarterly unemployment benefit payments,
monthly Social Security (SS) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits,
and Medicare deductions and/or buy-ins for tenants within the PHA's jurisdiction
- Provides income discrepancy reports to identify families who may
have substantially underreported household income
- Helps deter
housing fraud
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