HUD 74 FR No. 166, p. 44285 – Refinement of Income and Rent Determination Requirements in Public and Assisted Housing Programs; Delay of Effective Date (8/25/09)

This action relates to the final rule revising HUD’s public and assisted housing program regulations to require that PHAs and owners of assisted housing use HUD’s Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system. The rule was to go into effect on September 30, 2009, after a prior delay. Now the effective date has been postponed once again to January 31, 2010. There was significant public comment on the final rule raising concerns about applicants’ and participants’ ability to obtain identifying documents required under EIV such as birth certificates and children’s social security numbers. The delay will give newly confirmed HUD officials an opportunity to review and consider these comments. [Download.]