After verifying a household change, what certification is initiated?

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When a household change is verified, you initiate an interim certification. This mid-cycle step updates the resident’s eligibility and rent for the period remaining until the next annual recertification, reflecting the verified change in income, family size, or other factors that affect assistance.

Interim certification requires confirming the change with documentation, recalculating the new annual income and tenant rent share, and updating the file accordingly. This keeps the program accurate and prevents over- or under-advancing benefits for the interim period.

Canceling the lease, merely notifying the landlord, or recalculating only the annual income don’t address adjusting the resident’s status and payment for the time between annual certifications, so they aren’t appropriate actions in this situation.