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In your opinion, is your office able to verify the accuracy of tenant certifications submitted by borrowers? | ||
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| 1. | Yes (GO TO QUESTION 43.) | ||
| 2. | No (GO TO QUESTION 44.) | ||
| 3. | Don't know (GO TO QUESTION 44.) | ||
| 4. | Not applicable, this office does not have this responsibility. (GO TO QUESTION 44.) | ||
| 5. | No response | ||
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43.
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In Question #42, you indicated that in your opinion your office is able to verify the accuracy of tenant certifications submitted by the borrower. Please describe how your office verifies the accuracy below. |
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44.
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"Wage-matching" is a process whereby a tenant's reported income is verified against state employment information. Does your office have access to state employment information for wage-matching? | ||
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| 1. | Yes (GO TO QUESTION 45.) | ||
| 2. | No (GO TO QUESTION 48.) | ||
| 3. | Don't know (GO TO QUESTION 48.) | ||
| 4. | Not applicable (GO TO QUESTION 48.) | ||
| 5. | No response | ||
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In Question #44, you indicated that your office accesses state employment information for wage-matching. From where does your office request wage match data? |
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46.
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About how often does your office request wage-match data? | ||
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| 1. | Weekly | ||
| 2. | Monthly | ||
| 3. | Quarterly | ||
| 4. | Annually | ||
| 5. | Other, please specify below. | ||
| 6. | Don't know | ||
| 7. | No response | ||
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For approximately what percent of Rental Assistance recipients does your office conduct wage matching? (Enter numbers only; any characters will be automatically deleted when saved. If none, write "0" in the space below.) |
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48.
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Is your office able to reclaim unauthorized Rental Assistance from tenants who have knowingly misrepresented income or family size? | ||
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| 1. | Yes (GO TO QUESTION 49.) | ||
| 2. | No (GO TO QUESTION 50.) | ||
| 3. | Don't know (GO TO QUESTION 50.) | ||
| 4. | No response | ||
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In Question #48, you indicated that your office is able to reclaim unauthorized Rental Assistance from tenants who knowingly misrepresented income or family size. Please describe how your office reclaims this unauthorized Rental Assistance. |
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If a tenant knowingly misrepresents income or family size, resulting in the receipt of unauthorized Rental Assistance, their debt can be submitted to the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department can then garnish eligible payments by the amount of the debt. This is a pilot program known as the "Treasury Offset Program" (TOP). Does your state participate in the TOP pilot program? | ||
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| 1. | Yes | ||
| 2. | No | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| 4. | No response | ||