The Chicago Housing Authority and the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis sent information about the disregard to job training agencies. The Cincinnati HA convened an Earned Income Exclusion Workshop in conjunction with the Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati and area service providers. Use press stories to spread knowledge of the availability of the disregard. Important to achieve PHA verification from own records or by phone call to welfare or training agency. There is no authority for this HA practice.
Some tenants fear eviction.
Important to work out in advance that if tenants come forward to report income any rent due after consideration of the disregard can be handled as a rent adjustment or debt. If PHAs adopt policies that interim reporting and recertification are not required, then there will be fewer non-reporting problems, and PHAs will greatly save on administrative costs. PHAs have discretion to adopt such policies for public housing and Section 8. Milwaukee is one HA that has chosen this option as a work incentive and a paperwork savings. Both the PHA and many tenants made money as a result.