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Overview
HUD estimates that the total income and rent errors attributable to
tenant underreporting of income was $255 million in FY 2004, a decline
of 74 percent from the FY 2000 baseline of $978 million. UIV is a
key strategy in reducing these errors and has been proven to increase
accuracy and efficiency in determining family eligibility and computing
income and rent calculations.
UIV is the
verification of income, before or during a family reexamination, through an independent
source that systematically and uniformly maintains income information in computerized
form for a large number of individuals. PHAs should put forth a conscience effort
to ensure that they use all available resources, including UIV techniques to obtain
verification of tenant-reported (unreported or underreported) income. HUD
strongly encourages PHAs to use HUD's centralized Enterprise
Income Verification (EIV) System to validate tenant reported income and inform
tenants of the PHA's capability and intent to compare tenant-reported information
with UIV data.
UIV Tools and Tips: Matching Tenant Reported IncomeEnterprise
Income Verification (EIV) System A HUD provided Internet-based tool
that allows PHAs to view employment information, wages, unemployment compensation
and social security benefit information at any point in time. The system also
compares PHA verified/tenant reported wages, unemployment compensation and social
security benefit information reported on HUD form 50058 with the UIV-reported
amounts for the same income sources to identify families that may have substantially
under reported their household income. |