SAVE System Code 33
All HUD multifamily housing managers are required to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to check the legal background of individuals applying for housing assistance. In June 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adopted a new category code for immigrants. This new code is Code 33, “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” or DACA.
Individuals in this category have had removal from the country deferred on a temporary basis because they are low priority removals for DHS. These individuals do not have lawful status, and it is a two-year program for people entering the country that have no criminal record, are in or have graduated from school, and are under the age of 31. Persons with DACA status are not eligible to receive HUD rental assistance.
If an applicant or resident registers a Code 33 in the SAVE system, no rental assistance should be provided to that individual. If other individuals in the household are eligible for assistance, the assistance to the household should be prorated by removing any assistance for the ineligible household member.