Having become aware that PHAs may be admitting ineligible college students to its public and assisted housing programs, HUD issued this Notice which: (1) outlines policy for determining the eligibility of full-time college students; (2) implements newly-enacted policy (Section 224 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act) regarding the effect of receipt of athletic scholarships on rent determination; and (3) “identifies tools for better assuring that families in need of assistance are able to participate in HUD’s programs.” The Notice includes two charts – one covering the steps a PHA is required to take to determine a student’s eligibility to participate in a PIH rental assistance program and a second containing suggested steps to make such determination. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations