Income, Rent, Verification, and Earned Income Disallowance For Public Housing and Vouchers with Certification Exam
“This is a killer class!” says course instructor MaryAnn Russ. “But attendees leave with a new ability to correctly calculate income and rent.”
Having reviewed thousands of PHA files, Ms. Russ has learned that most errors in these calculations are a matter of bad data entry. Most authorities utilize software to handle the calculations, but if you enter the wrong annual income or wrong deductions, the software is not going to generate the correct rent or correct subsidy eligibility. This class is for participants to actually understand what the software is doing by learning it manually.
This is a technical class designed for HA staff members who actually take the applications and do recerts. The course workbook (which Ms. Russ says is unlike anything else out there) and the numerous handouts cover both PH and HCV income and rent determinations, so that all class participants are fully cross-trained.
The optional certification exam is a long case study. It is open-book – participants can use the workbook and all the materials utilized during the class. The intent is for people to know how to look up information and be able to figure out the correct way to handle a situation. Everyone receives back their corrected exam, with notes so they will know what errors they made. Those that pass will receive a certificate, suitable for framing.
Participants will receive an overview of:
Agenda:
October 3
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Income, Rent, Verification, and Earned Income Disallowance Training
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Income, Rent, Verification, and Earned Income Disallowance Trainin
October 4
8:30 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Income, Rent, Verification, and Earned Income Disallowance Training
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Optional Certification Exam
Trainer:
MaryAnn Russ, CEO/President, Off the Grid Consulting, has held numerous high-level positions including HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Assisted Housing, Executive Director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, Executive Director of the Wilmington (DE) Housing Authority, Director of Training at the National Center for Housing Management, Principal Associate for Abt Associates, and most recently as the CEO and President of the Dallas Housing Authority, the largest housing authority in Texas. During her tenure there, the public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs went from HUD’s troubled agency list to high performer status.
Registration:
Members/Nonmembers – $675
Members/Nonmembers with certification exam – $775
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