HUD Handbook 4350.3 § 3-26

A.        Owners must verify all income, expenses, assets, family characteristics, and
                    circumstances that affect family eligibility, order of applicant selection, or level of
                    assistance.

          B.        *Methods of verification acceptable to HUD listed in the order of priority:

                    1.        Up-front Income Verification (UIV)

(a)     Using HUD’s EIV system for tenants (not available for applicants)
                                      (Mandatory);

                              (b)     UIV using non-EIV system (Optional)

                    2.        Third-party verification from source (written);

                    3.         Third-party verification from source (oral); or

                    4.        Family certification.

                    See Chapter 5, Paragraph 5-13 for more information on acceptable verification
                    methods.*

          C.        This section covers Verification of Family Composition, Verification of Family
                    Type and Individual Status, Verification of the Need for an Assistance Animal,
                    Verification of Income Eligibility, Collecting Proof of Social Security Numbers, and
                    Verification of Citizenship and Immigration Status. See Chapter 5, Section 3, for
                    other key requirements regarding verifications,*including income verification*,
                    and Appendix 3 for information about verification methods.