On June 18, 2009, an updated version of Housing Notice 09-03 Exclusion of Deferred Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefits from Annual Income was posted on HUDCLIPS. The notice informs administrators of project-based Section 8 programs of the passage of HERA. As a result of HERA, any deferred Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits that are received in a lump sum or in prospective monthly amounts by the tenant shall be excluded as annual income. Read More…