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Purpose of EIV y The EIV site is a type of “tattle‐tail” for keeping up with the ever changing income of our subsidy recipients.
HUD 2013‐06 y HUD 2013‐06 is just as important as the HUD 4350.3
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You should have a copy to reference. Visit portal.hud.gov/huddoc/13‐06hsgn.pdf for a copy to save on your desktop
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EIV became mandatory January 31, 2010
HUD 2013‐06 Requires Report Monitoring Reports that must be checked monthly y y y y
Individual Income summary for annual recerts. Income Discrepancy Report New Hires Report Identity Verification Report
Reports that have to be run quarterly y Multiple Subsidy Report y Deceased Tenant Report y No Income Report by HSS or SSA
Additional searches that are required y Existing Tenant Search Done on all applicants y 90 days after a move‐in review income by social security number
How to use the EIV site y Log into this site http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=
In the white search box upper left corner type in tracs
Click on the lst link under MultiFamily Housing‐TRACS‐ HUD
y Click on Secure Sign in
y Type in your “WASS ID & Password” then click login
y Click the accept button at the bottom of the page with the warning notices.
y On the Main Menu page under Systems y Click on EIV(Enterprise Income Verification)
y Click both boxes and the continue box at bottom
y Look at the EIV welcome page y Note the announcements
y On the EIV welcome page to the far left in the blue area note the options to choose from
To search for income information for the recertification process y First you must select to search by “head of household”
y Type the social security number and select the site’s contract number. Select Go
y This will access the Head of Household’s information and any additional members of
that household. You must print all 4 tabs for the recertification individually per the HUD 2013‐06.
y Printing will produce the summary report, the income report, income discrepancy report and certification
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y These pages are used for the recertification process. y If there are more than one household member the reports must be printed separately so that you are not disclosing EIV information to other members when showing the income information at the recert interview unless you have a signed EIV disclosure stmt. in the file on each family member. y Make sure you look at the Income Discrepancy tab. If there is one it must be addressed.
What income is available on EIV? Information on the EIV site is drawn from the Social Security Admin., National Directory of New Hires, Unemployment Commission & Dept. of Health & Human Services 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Business income Federal & Non‐Federal wages Military Pay Unemployment Social Security & SSI
What income is not available on EIV? 1. Pensions 2. Veteran’s Benefits 3. Child Support
y Because not all sources of income are on EIV there may be income discrepancies. y Some discrepancies are easily explained and require very little research. y Others may require a little more research.
To obtain your monthly reports y Return to the EIV page with the left blue margin
y Note the Headers are by Income or Report y Go to Verification Reports header and select our first report for the month, the Identity Verification Report
y You will have to select your property number contract number and then select Get Report
y This report has three parts but you only have to address the Failed
Verification Report. Select Printer Friendly Version to produce a copy to go in your report file for the month. y Click on the underlined bullet to see the names that failed.
y Print the individuals report and research the error. y
A copy stays with the report in the report file. Document on it in red to “see resident’s file”. Then once you’ve research the problem and corrected it the resident file will reflect that you addressed it.
See resident’s file for explanation and resolution
A resident/head of household may appear on the Failed Verification Report if: 1. Their social security number is incorrect in the system 2. Their last name does not match 3. Their DOB is incorrect We must correct these by submitting a 50059 with the right information.
The information for this report draws from TRACS so if they failed then the information in TRACS may be wrong. 1. First verify the information in TRACS 2. If it is a data entry error between your files and the TRACS system then obtain documentation from the resident validating the correct information 3. Correct the information in TRACS This is done by communicating with your CA
The New Hires Report is designed to help make managers aware of any changes in the household’s income. The resident may have already reported this to you and you’ve done an interim. If you are not aware of the resident’s new source of income you need to call the resident in and verify what has occurred and obtain the necessary documents to perform an interim and avoid an income discrepancy issue later.
y Let’s check the New Hires Report. This is done monthly y Back at the Main Page y Click on New Hires Report
y The screen will appear that you will have to select your contract number and then select Get Report
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Click on the Printer Friendly Version to produce a copy for your report file. If you have resident’s listed then click on their individual underline social security numbers to get a detail report. As long as you research or the resident file shows they are employed where EIV shows they are employed the you have nothing to address. If you discover they have not reported the new hire within a 30 day time frame you may wish to have a discussion with your resident. If you address this now you will avoid an EIV Discrepancy Report later.
y The individual’s information is available for printing
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The Last Monthly report you must run is the Income Discrepancy Report. Because this is an income report you will have to use the Income header on the left blue margin. You will have to click on By Contract Number
y Once you’ve highlighted your contact you select the month you are running
reports for then hit Go.
y Note the list of report types. y Income Discrepancy Report has 1 so you much click on the underlined Report type to
see the name of the household. y This is the page you need to print for your report file.
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You can click on Details and get a print out of what the discrepancy is.
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You should place a copy of this page behind the report and write in red “see resident’s file” and in the resident’s file will you will have the detail report and evidence that you researched it and addressed.
See resident’s file for resolution
y This is the page you will need for researching the discrepancy. You
can click on all the tabs to get whatever info will be helpful.
y Address the discrepancy accordingly 1. If under $2,400 disregard 2. If you know the explanation because it was previously reported by the resident note this on the report and ref. the resident’s file.(example: SSI was dropped) 3. If new information, send the resident a letter asking to meet, determine what has occurred and if there is a need to obtain 3rd party verification. Additional action may be required. Contact either Sharon Masincup to assist with addressing discrepancies. 4. Remember to record on the EIV discrepancy log that the property must maintain for MOR purposes
y Now let’s check our Quarterly Reports. y Quarterly means Jan., April, July & October. y Start on the Welcome Page Go to the Header for Verification Reports and select Multiple Subsidy Report
y Highlight your Contract Number make sure the bullet is in All
household members and then select Search.
y The report below is what you print off for the report file. y This one has no dual subsidy reported. If there was multiply subsidy on a resident, there would be an option to click on the resident’s social security number just like all the other examples and print the name of the resident in question. You would then have to research and address them.
y Next you will run the Deceased Tenant Report This is to make sure a tenant is no longer attached to your contract number . If they are you must research this through TRACs and make sure the MO was accepted by the HUD server.
y Highlight your contract number and select Get Report
y Print this report for your quarterly report file
If there are any tenants listed you need to research why they are still listed in the system. Sometimes enough time has not transpired. Sometimes their move out was not processed in TRACS Once you’ve determined the cause get with your CA to make the system current.
y The last quarterly report is the No Income Report y Once again, this is an income report so you must go to the Income
Information header and select By Contract Number
y Once again, highlight your contract number and the month you are printing the report for then select Go
y Note the Report Type column y See No Income Reported by HHS or SSA. If zero just print this page for the
report file If there is a number under the column No Income will be underlined. As before just click on it and it will list the resident’s you need to address.
y You would ask this resident to complete a Zero Income Checklist to verify their income situation has not changed. see example of questionnaire from TM Website on the following page.
ZERO INCOME VERIFICATION CHECKLIST Property Name Tenant Name Unit Date Form Completed (A) EXPENSE
FOOD
(B) RECURRING EXPENSE
Yes
(C) PAYMENT SOURCE
Yes
Yes
Yes
CLEANING/GROOMING
TRANSPORTATION
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Cash Contributions Other In Kind Contributions Cash Contributions Other
No In Kind Contributions Cash Contributions Other
Automobile Payment
Yes
No Cash Contributions Other
Water
No
No Cash Contributions Other
Gas
Yes
No Cash Contributions Other
Electricity
(E) AMOUNT
No Food Stamps WIC Food Bank Cash Contributions In Kind Contributions Other
SHELTER COSTS Housing
(D) EXEMPT (If no, Col. E)
No In Kind Contributions Cash Contributions Other
(In Kind Contributions means someone other than a household member is making this item available to a household member)
To check the income on a move in after 90 days you would have to do so from the EIV welcome page.
In the menu selections on the far left in blue margin select by head of household just like we do for a recert
y Type the social security number and select the site’s contract number. Select Go
If the move in resident has income it will show just like the individual income reports summary screen used for recertifications. If the information matches your move‐in documentation no action is necessary. You should print a copy for the file to prove you did the 90 day check. If the information is different you must address accordingly with the resident just like an income discrepancy issue.
You are required to keep all these reports on site and available for an MOR. It is recommended that you have a system in place. Some people use a 3 Ring Binder with dividers Jan‐Dec. and then 4 quarterly dividers. Some people have a section in their file cabinets 12 files for each month and the 4 quarterly files Which ever method you choose it must be under lock and key and in a secured location accessible only to approved EIV users.
Please take the time to review the “EIV Site Manager Reference Manual” on the TM Site. It is an excellent resource and supplements this training on all points. It offers more detailed instructions on each report and specifics on calculations in more depth. Thank you