Housing Extranet

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Housing Extranet

• RGI Calculation Forms

Section 48 and Section 49
By Dan Douglas
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What are they?

• RGI Calculation forms provide a simple web based
  interface to do your RGI calculations.
• Results are accurate and effectively eliminate
  the possibility of calculation errors.

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What are they?

• Complete RGI calculations quicker than ever
  before with our easy-to-use interface.

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Objectives

• Provide an automated calculation form to allow
  housing providers to simplify the RGI calculation
  process.
• Adhere to the RGI regulations.
• Provide accurate calculations.
• Allow housing administrators a tool to easily
  spot check RGI calculations if need be.

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Housing Provider Requirements

• Changes to regulations are reflected in the RGI
  application. All calculations use the latest
  regulations.
• Print and file easy to read RGI calculation form
  for audit purposes.
• Save time creating RGI calculations.
• All calculations are accurate.

Accuracy
Quick
Customer Satisfaction
Easy to use
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Saving Time

• The web based RGI calculator is estimated to take
  10 of the time it takes to do a manual RGI
  calculation. Plus the RGI calculations limit the
  chance of user error.

Number of calculations done in a 3.5 hour time
frame.
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Saving Time

• Point and click functionality.

• Select your options , enter the dollar figures,
  and let the RGI calculator do the rest.

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Filing Reports

• Detailed reports are generated showing the RGI
  calculations, rent scale amount, etc.

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Accuracy

• Adheres 100 to the regulations.
• Contains accurate values for the rent scales,
  extra charges, and allowances.
• Different data sets available for Southern,
  Central, Northeastern, and Northern regions.

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Consistency

• When the regulations change. The web-based RGI
  changes accordingly.

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Templates

• Template Manager allows you to save RGI worksheet
  information.
• Very simple to modify and generate a previously
  saved RGI worksheet template.

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RGI Help

• Context sensitive help system gives users step by
  step information when filling out the RGI
  worksheets.
• This help system gives users information from the
  regulations and assistance with the online RGI
  worksheets.

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RGI Help

• Each item on the worksheet has a help button.
• Clicking the help button brings up the help file
  for that item.

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RGI Help

• Help contains useful information on filling out
  the RGI Worksheet, and also provides help on
  understanding the regulations pertaining to RGI.

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Key Benefits

• Time saving.
• Accuracy.
• Minimizes user error.
• Consistency with government regulations.
• Detailed reports make for easy filing.

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Housing Extranet

• RGI Demonstration

Section 48 and Section 49
By Dan Douglas
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Objective

• Demonstrate the features of the web based RGI
  calculations.

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Demonstration
Section 48

• For a Section 48 calculation you begin by
  selecting the benefit unit size and the rent
  scale.

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Demonstration
Section 48

• The income limit check will verify that the units
  income is not greater than the rent threshold.

• We will specify the type of the unit and the size
  of the unit.

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Demonstration
Section 48

• Standard extra charges, allowances for water and
  appliances, and heat allowance are specified.

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Demonstration
Section 48

• We will complete this RGI calculation by clicking
  on the Calculate RGI button.

• We are presented with a detailed report of this
  RGI calculation. We will print and file this
  report.

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Demonstration
Section 49

• For a Section 49 calculation you begin by
  selecting options. Here we specify whether the
  household contains children (as described in the
  regulations).

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Demonstration
Section 49

• We are presented with the following interface.
  We will list each member of the household as well
  as their incomes and assets.

• We can add monthly incomes, salary incomes,
  weekly incomes, income generating assets, and
  non-income generating assets for each member.

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Demonstration
Section 49

• We will start by entering the household members
  name. We will add a salary income, a monthly
  income, and a non income generating asset.

• The income and assets were added as shown.

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Demonstration
Section 49

• We will add a second member to the calculation
  and add a weekly income as shown.

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Demonstration
Section 49

• We will select unit type/size options and add the
  additional extra charges and allowances as we did
  in Section 48.
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Demonstration
Section 49

• We are presented with a detailed report after
  submitting the RGI calculation.

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Conclusion
This concludes the RGI calculator preview and
demonstration. Please do not hesitate to contact
us with any questions you may have.
Dan DouglasWeb/Database Developer(705) 474-2151
Ext 193
Bob BarracloughCommunity Housing Services
Manager/Planning/Training(705) 474-2151 Ext 197