ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN - San Antonio Housing Authority

PART II: DOCUMENTATION17-II.A. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER DOCUMENTATION: [24 CFR 5.216]The PHA must request the applicant and participant (including each member of thehousehold), who are not exempt (reference Section 17.I.A), to provide documentationof each disclosed SSN. Acceptable evidence of the SSN consists of:a. An original SSN card issued by SSA;b. An original SSA-issued document, which contains the name and SSN of theindividual; orc. An original document issued by a federal, state, or local government agency,which contains the name and SSN of the individualAll applicants and participants, including each member of the household (with theexception of those individuals noted in Section 17.I.A) are required to disclose his/herassigned SSN.17-II.B. REJECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER DOCUMENTATION:[24 CFR 5.216]The PHA may reject documentation of the SSN provided by the applicant orparticipant for only the following reasons:1. The document is not an original document; or2. The original document has been altered, mutilated, or not legible; or3. The document appears to be a forged document (i.e. does not appear to beauthentic).The PHA should explain to the applicant or participant, the reason(s) the document isnot acceptable and request the individual to obtain acceptable documentation of theSSN and submit it to the PHA within a specified time frame.Page 17- 4 Revised/Approved 04/08/10 (Eff: 07/01/10)