Public Housing Occupancy, Eligibility, Income, and Rent Calculation (PHOEIR)-PG Answer Key

PG Answer Key - PHOEIR

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This document is a training and certification-prep workbook for Public Housing Authority (PHA) staff. It covers major rules and calculations used in the Public Housing program, with practice scenarios and answer keys.<br /><br />Key topics include:<br />- Fair Housing and equal opportunity protections, such as disability accommodations, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), VAWA protections for domestic violence survivors, and service animal access.<br />- Waiting list management, including ordering applicants by date/time and applying local preference points.<br />- Eligibility determination, focusing on family definition, income limits, citizenship/immigration status, and mandatory or discretionary denial factors.<br />- Verification procedures for income, assets, disability status, foster care, and other household information using acceptable documents like pay stubs, benefit statements, and bank statements.<br />- Annual income calculations across multiple pay frequencies, including wages, Social Security, child support, TANF, unemployment, and excluded income like foster care payments and SNAP.<br />- Adjusted income deductions for elderly/disabled households, dependents, childcare, and medical expenses above a 3% threshold.<br />- Total Tenant Payment (TTP) calculations based on the greater of 10% of monthly gross income, 30% of monthly adjusted income, or minimum rent.<br /><br />The workbook also includes a large certification exam prep section with 75 multiple-choice questions covering:<br />- HUD laws and policies such as HOTMA, QHWRA, Title VI, VAWA, Section 504, and the Fair Housing Act.<br />- ACOP requirements, income limits, family definitions, mixed families, citizenship rules, rent calculations, lease provisions, grievance procedures, utility allowances, and PHA reporting systems like IMS/PIC.<br />- Accessibility, reasonable accommodation, and communication requirements for persons with disabilities.<br /><br />An answer key and worked examples are provided at the end for the practice exercises and the exam questions.

Keywords

Public Housing Authority

PHA training

certification prep

Fair Housing

income calculations

waiting list management

eligibility determination

verification procedures

Total Tenant Payment

HUD regulations