HUD HCV Guidebook § 8

Participant families are required47 to provide information required by HUD and the PHA when requested, and
to cooperate in efforts to verify the information provided. For applicant families, documents establishing
eligibility must48 be no more than 60 days old on the date of initial voucher issuance. Verification time limits
do not apply to permanent documents such as birth certificates and citizenship declaration forms. For more
information on the verification process, see the Verifications and Income Determination chapter.
The PHA must49 require all adult applicants and participants (age 18 and over, as well as heads, co-heads,
and spouses, regardless of age), to sign the HUD-9886 Authorization for the Release of Information/Privacy
Act Notice (form HUD-9886) as a condition for admission and continued assistance. The form is valid for 15
months from the date of signature and must50 be signed at each regularly scheduled reexamination.
Once signed, the form provides authorization for the following:
     • HUD and the PHA to obtain any information necessary from State Wage Information and Collection
          Agencies (SWICAs) to verify information provided at the time of application or recertification, this
          authorization includes accessing HUD’s Enterprise Income Verification System (EIV).
     • HUD and the PHA to verify income information with previous and current employers that is pertinent to
          eligibility or level of assistance.
     • HUD and the PHA to obtain information from financial institutions concerning unearned income.
     • HUD to request income tax return information from the IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA) to
          verify income related to eligibility or level of assistance.