Saturday, June 4, 2016

The Eligibility Requirements For HUD Housing

By Charles Rogers


In this life, people need to have a home in which they can safely return to after a long day of work. Not everyone has a good house that can comfortably shelter his or her family, and that is why the government started the HUD housing project to cater for the people who are poor, very old or those who have disabilities. To be eligible for this program, some qualifications are needed by the housing department to show that you deserve a chance to get a decent shelter.

The program is supposed to help the needy people, so the first thing that the officials need to know is the income you earn monthly or annually. The low earning group is defined as those individuals who do not surpass at least eighty percent of the median of revenue collected by families who live in a certain area. They are grouped into three stages which are low-income earners, the very low-income people, and the extremely low-income earners. You have to be among these groups to qualify for the program.

The privilege of getting these houses for free or at a very low cost is aimed at helping the low-income earners, people with disabilities and the old. Therefore, you have to present the department with your age, disability status, the number of people you live with and the marital status. This will help the authority to determine if you are eligible or not.

To qualify for this program, you must provide the proof that you are a legal citizen of the country. This means that you have to show your identification card to the relevant authorities. Every member of your family must also be a citizen unless the constitution exempts some of them. This is done to keep away illegal immigrants who came into the country using devious means.

The family members should provide papers showing a proper social security number. The officials are very strict when it comes to checking whether you and all your family members have a social security number. The children should also have this number unless they are below the age of six years, and they had not been assigned this number since they were born.

For those who apply for housing in the country are provided with consent forms that they need to fill. The form shows necessary information showing your name, your details and the fact that you have agreed to receive these houses. The forms should be completed by every family member who is eighteen years and above. This is done so that if anything happens to the home you have been provided, and you will be held responsible.

People who have criminal records are out of luck because they are not allowed to apply for this facilities no matter how needy they are. The department carries out a thorough criminal background check to ensure that you and the members of your family have clean records. The department liaise with the police, sex offenders registry, and the federal bureau of investigation to determine if you are clean or not.

The government gives help to those who work for more than twenty hours in a week. You should show that at least you are an industrious citizen who if given the chance can play a role in the economy of the country. You should not have very many debts that exceed the income you earn.




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