* § 617. Verification of income. The commissioner shall establish
procedures which are appropriate and necessary to assure that income
data provided to the housing access voucher local administrator and
owners by individuals and families applying for or receiving assistance
under this article is complete and accurate. In establishing such
procedures, the commissioner shall randomly, regularly, and periodically
select a sample of families to authorize the commissioner to obtain
information on these families for the purpose of income verification, or
to allow those families to provide such information themselves. Such
information may include, but is not limited to, data concerning
unemployment compensation and federal income taxation and data relating
to benefits made available under the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 301
et seq., the food and nutrition act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq., or
title 38 of the United States Code. Any such information received
pursuant to this section shall remain confidential and shall be used
only for the purpose of verifying incomes in order to determine
eligibility of individuals and families for benefits (and the amount of
such benefits, if any) under this article.

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