H 2010-02: Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) & You Brochure – Requirements for Distribution and Use (1/11/10)

This HUD notice clarifies that owners and management agents of federally-subsidized or assisted multifamily developments must provide the HUD EIV & You brochure and HUD Fact Sheet entitled “How Your Rent is Determined” to each tenant household as well as to applicant households that have been selected from the waiting list for screening and final application processing. The EIV system is the central database from which housing authorities and the aforementioned owners/managements agents may obtain the income data of tenants and applicants. Through a matching agreement between HUD and HHS and SSA, EIV gathers and maintains wage, income and benefit information. Among other things, the brochure is intended to inform tenants and applicants that owners and managements agents have access to certain of their personal and income information. [To download, click here, and then click on the text next to Notice 2010-02.]

ACL 10-03: Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System (SFIS) Clarification; Victims Of Domestic Abuse; Photographing Clients And Fingerprint Imaging (1/14/10)

A review of the special procedures for clients who have changed their identities as a result of domestic abuse and clarification of the procedures for taking photograph and fingerprint images of clients with long fingernails or faces
partially obscured for photographing. (Because the photo image is not the primary identifier, the operator must not impose any requirements for a photograph even with partially blocked facial features.) [Download]

ACIN I-07-10: National Youth In Transition Database For Foster Care Youth Eligible For Independent Living Program Services (1/25/10)

Info on the new data entry requirements for the Child Welfare Services/Case Management system. Effective 10/1/10, systems must document all ILP type services provided to foster youth and former foster youth, including those supervised by probation. Notice of 5% penalties for noncompliance with the requirements. As it gets closer to NYTD implementation, CDSS will release an ACL detailing information on training, data collection for aftercare and probation and other implementation concerns. Counties are encouraged to email questions, so the state can work on them. [Download]