Compliance Update | November 2026

Cost of Living (COLA) Adjustment Information for 2027

The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced a 3.6 percent benefit increase for 2027. Social Security benefits include Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by $75 per month.

CY2027 Inflationary Adjustments and Passbook Rate

Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD’s) Offices of Multifamily Housing Programs, Public and Indian Housing, and Community Planning and Development, published the 2027 Annual Inflationary Adjustments and Passbook Rate effective January 1, 2027.

HUD programs subject to Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) rules and regulations must utilize the HUD-published values to determine income, net family assets, and adjusted income for income examinations, in accordance with the HOTMA Final Rule and Attachment H of the HOTMA Implementation Guidance.

For questions regarding the Inflationary Adjustments, please contact mfh_hotma@hud.gov.

EIV Citizenship Verification Tool

Dear Owners/Agents,


Please be advised that the EIV-SAVE Tenant Matching Report is available again in the EIV system, effective 10/19/2026.

As outlined in the Department’s May 21, 2026, email message, Owners/Agents must access the EIV-SAVE Tenant Matching Report in EIV for each project with an identified discrepancy and resolve all discrepancies by performing the step-by-step actions described in the email. To allow adequate time to resolve report discrepancies, we are extending the compliance deadline to 12/19/2026 (60 days). In addition to the instructions contained in the May 21st email, please review the additional process details below: 

• Instructions: Step-by-step instructions for accessing and reviewing the EIV-SAVE Tenant Matching Report can be located here. 

• Property search: If a property is not found in the report’s drop-down search function, there are no tenant discrepancies to review. 

• Tenant Data Privacy: HUD does not manage EIV property assignments. If you notice anything unexpected, please immediately contact your EIV coordinator and follow HUD’s instructions on property assignments in the EIV Multifamily Housing User Manual to add or terminate property access.  

• Management & Occupancy Review (MOR): Project-Based Contract Administrator guidance on oversight of this report during the MOR process will be forthcoming in 2027. Please note that no findings will be issued until this guidance is released. 
    
• EIV Policies and Procedures: HUD does not require EIV Policies and Procedures updates currently. We will notify you if the policies and/or procedures change.  

• Contact us: 
• The EIV-SAVE Tenant Matching Report: MFH_SAVE@hud.gov  
• General EIV Help: MF_EIV@hud.gov
• WASS Profile Updates: 1-888-245-4860 (REAC Technical Assistance Center) or REAC_TAC@hud.gov 

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Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Training

Feb. 23-25, 2027

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