[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR5.230]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 5_GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and 
    Employer Identification Numbers; Procedures for Obtaining Income 
                               Information
 
Sec. 5.230  Consent by assistance applicants and participants.

    (a) Required consent by assistance applicants and participants. Each 
member of the family of an assistance applicant or participant who is at 
least 18 years of age, and each family head and spouse regardless of 
age, shall sign one or more consent forms.
    (b) Consent authorization--(1) To whom and when. The assistance 
applicant shall submit the signed consent forms to the processing entity 
when eligibility under a covered program is being determined. A 
participant shall sign and submit consent forms at the next regularly 
scheduled income reexamination. Assistance applicants and participants 
shall be responsible for the signing and submitting of consent forms by 
each applicable family member.
    (2) Subsequent consent forms--special cases. Participants are 
required to sign and submit consent forms at the next interim or 
regularly scheduled income reexamination under the following 
circumstances:
    (i) When any person 18 years or older becomes a member of the 
family;
    (ii) When a member of the family turns 18 years of age; and
    (iii) As required by HUD or the PHA in administrative instructions.
    (c) Consent form--contents. The consent form required by this 
section shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
    (1) A provision authorizing HUD and PHAs to obtain from SWICAs any 
information or materials necessary to complete or verify the application 
for participation and to maintain continued assistance under a covered 
program; and
    (2) A provision authorizing HUD, PHAs, or the owner responsible for 
determining eligibility for or the level of assistance to verify with 
previous or current employers income information pertinent to the 
assistance applicant's

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or participant's eligibility for or level of assistance under a covered 
program;
    (3) A provision authorizing HUD to request income return information 
from the IRS and the SSA for the sole purpose of verifying income 
information pertinent to the assistance applicant's or participant's 
eligibility or level of benefits; and
    (4) A statement that the authorization to release the information 
requested by the consent form expires 15 months after the date the 
consent form is signed.