ACOP - San Antonio Housing Authority

A. Purpose
B. Applicability
C. Definitions
1. The Housing Authority is required to adhere to the statutes and regulations
established by the Congress of the United States and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
2. Effective January 1, 2001,as part of the Housing Reform Act of 1998, and in
accordance with provisions, therein, all adult residents of SAHA public housing
developments, who do not fall under any of the prescribed exemptions, are required
to perform eight (8) hours a month of community service and/or self-sufficiency
activities. (Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 960, subparts 600, 601,
603, and 605).
3. Third-party verification of involvement in such activity is to be made available to the
SAHA upon resident’s annual review. Third party verification includes verification of
adult residents exemption status.
1. This policy is applicable to all adult residents (head of household, spouse and
household member age 18 years or older) of SAHA public housing sites, except for
those household members who fall into one or more of the exempted categories
listed in Section III, definition.
2. The eight (8) hours may be made up of a combination of community service and/or
self-sufficiency activities.
1. Community Service: The performance of voluntary work or duties that are a public
benefit, and that serve to improve the quality of life, enhance resident selfsufficiency,
or increase resident self-responsibility in the community. Community
service is not employment and may not include political activities.
2. Exempt individuals: Individuals exempt from this requirement include those adults
who are:
a. 62 years of age or older;
b. Blind;
c. Disabled (as defined in Section III D);
d. Is the primary caregiver to someone 62 years or older, blind or disabled;
e. Is engaged in work activities (as defined in Section III C);
f. Is exempt from the TANF or other State of Texas’s Welfare-to-Work program,
or
g. Is a participant in a Welfare-to-Work program and is in compliance with the
requirements of such program.
3. Work Activity: Participation in one or more of the following activities constitutes
work activity:
a. Unsubsidized employment;
b. Subsidized private or public employment;
c. On the job training;
d. Job search;
e. Job readiness;
f. Community service programs;
g. Vocational education training;
h. Education directly related to employment for residents without a high school
diploma or GED;
i. Satisfactory attendance at a secondary school, or
j. Provision of childcare services to a resident participating in a community
service program.
4. Disabled: For the purpose of this requirement, “disability” means the “inability to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
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