HUD HCV Guidebook § 2.1.2

A family must4 be income eligible in the area where the family initially leases a unit with assistance to be
admitted into the program. This means that applicant families who exercise portability must 5 meet the
applicable income limits of the receiving PHA’s jurisdiction. Income eligibility does not apply to participant
families; that is, income eligibility is not re-determined when a participant family moves under portability.6
Note: Under certain circumstances the receiving PHA will need to re-determine income eligibility for applicant
families. For example, if the applicant family initially reported they had no earned income but they
subsequently obtain new employment, the receiving PHA may need to re-determine income eligibility for the
applicant family to ensure the family is income eligible in the receiving PHA’s jurisdiction.