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Online HCVP Application Directions
Dear Applicant: Please read the following steps in applying for participation in the Housing Choice Voucher Program with the Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA):
Read and review the HUD Income Guidelines
Read and review the Policy regarding the Violence Against Women Act
Read and review the Policy regarding Background Criminal Investigations
Read and review the Policy regarding Veterans and Foster Care Preferences
Read and review the Policy regarding Confirmation Numbers
Read and review the Policy regarding Bedroom Sizes
You must verify that you have read and reviewed each section by checking the corresponding boxes. Checking all boxes will allow you to continue to the Online Application. Checking the boxes will confirm that each policy has been reviewed and that you understand and agree to the terms set therein.
HUD INCOME GUIDELINES:
Note: Any changes in income, family composition and/or contact information (phone and/or address) MUST be made in writing to the ACHA HCVP Department within 10 days of the change. If you fail to update your contact information within 10 days, you may be removed from the HCVP waiting list and must reapply when the HCVP waiting list opens again.
Persons with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application may call the Allegheny County Housing to make special arrangements. A Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) is available for the deaf. The TDD telephone number is 412-402-2671.
All applicants must fall within HUD income guidelines to qualify for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Rent payments are based upon 30% of the adjusted gross income of the applicant.
Income Guidelines for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
I have read and reviewed the income guidelines to apply for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. I also understand that just because my income is within the income guidelines does not make me eligible to receive a voucher. Other factors will determine my eligibility for the program.
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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
In order to qualify for the Victims of Domestic Violence Preference and VAWA protections, the Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking (known as the �VAWA Certification�), and/or other supportive documentation as identified in the VAWA Certification, must be submitted to the Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) within 14 business days of entering your application. In all cases, it is necessary that you provide sufficient documentation for you to be protected under VAWA and support your request for the Victims of Domestic Violence Preference. If we do not receive your documentation by that time, your Victims of Domestic Violence Preference will be automatically denied, and you will remain on the waiting list according to date and time of your application and any other preference that you might qualify for. All documentation must be acceptable to the ACHA and include appropriate signatures certifying to the accuracy of the information provided.
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I have read and reviewed the ACHA Policy regarding the Violence Against Women Act
Background Criminal Investigations and Credit Checks
By completing the application you hereby authorize the Allegheny County Housing Authority to obtain from any person, agency or service, regarding your background report. This may assist in determining whether you have
I have read and reviewed the ACHA Policy regarding Background Criminal Investigations
Veterans and Foster Care Preference
In order to qualify for the Veterans or Foster care Preference you must submit to the Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) within 14 business days of entering your application any and all supporting documentation. In all cases, it is necessary that you provide sufficient documentation for you to receive the preference. If we do not receive your documentation by that time, your Preference will be automatically denied, and you will remain on the waiting list according to date and time of your application and any other preference that you might qualify for. All documentation must be acceptable to the ACHA and include appropriate signatures certifying to the accuracy of the information provided.
Foster care please contact: Allegheny County CYF 400 N Lexington St., Pittsburgh, PA 15208, Phone: 412-473-2000, (fax ) 412-473-2015
Veterans Administration @ 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: 800-827-1000
I have read and reviewed the ACHA Policy regarding Veterans and Foster Care Preference
Confirmation Number Information:
After completing your online application, you will be assigned a confirmation number. You will have the option to print the confirmation number, or have it emailed to the email address you entered during the application process. If you are unable to either print your confirmation number or receive it through email you may request to have your confirmation number mailed to you. This request must be in writing.
The confirmation number will act as an access code to view, change or update application information. If you do not have the confirmation number upon request you will NOT receive information. Any Caseworkers, Power of Attorney, Social Worker�s, etc. that request access to their client�s information must provide the applicants social security number, birth date and confirmation number. Note: Any changes in income, family composition and/or contact information (phone and/or address) MUST be made in writing to the ACHA HCVP Department within 10 days of the change. If you fail to update your contact information within 10 days, you may be removed from the HCVP waiting list and must wait for the HCVP waiting list to open again before reapplying.
Lost Confirmation Numbers: Lost confirmation numbers can ONLY be requested through submitting a written letter or email to the HCVP Department. Confirmation numbers will be provided through email or U.S Postal mail upon request.
I have read and reviewed information regarding my confirmation number that I will receive after completing my online application. I understand that without my confirmation number I will be unable to access any of my application information.
ASSIGNMENT OF BEDROOM SIZES
The Allegheny County Housing Authority will issue a housing choice voucher for a particular bedroom size � the bedroom size is a factor in determining the family�s level of assistance. The following guidelines will determine each family�s unit size without overcrowding or over-housing:
The above guidelines are effective for both applicants and participants in the Allegheny County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Program.
These standards are based on the assumption that each bedroom will accommodate no more than two (2) persons. Two adults will share a bedroom unless related by blood. This will be considered only upon verification by birth certificates.
In determining bedroom size, the Allegheny County Housing Authority will include the presence of children to be born to a pregnant woman, children who are in the process of being adopted, children whose custody is being obtained, children currently under a 50% or more joint custody decree, children who are temporarily away at school or temporarily in foster-care.
In addition, the following considerations may be taken in determining bedroom size:
The Allegheny County Housing Authority will grant exceptions to normal occupancy standards when a family requests a larger size than the guidelines allow and documents a disability or a medical reason why the larger size is necessary.
The family unit size will be determined by the Allegheny County Housing Authority in accordance with the above guidelines and will determine the maximum rent subsidy for the family; however, the family may select a unit that may be larger or smaller than the family unit size. If the family selects a smaller unit, the payment standard for the smaller size will be used to calculate the subsidy. If the family selects a larger size, the payment standard for the family unit size will determine the maximum subsidy.
When a family on the waiting list breaks up into two otherwise eligible families, only one of the new families may retain the original application date. Other former family members may make a new application with a new application date if the waiting list is open. The decision of which new family takes which position must be made by the applicants.
I have read and reviewed the ACHA policy regarding the assignment of bedroom sizes.
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