Payment Standards, Income Limits, and Utility Allowance
Payment Standards, Effective January 1, 2020 for ALL contracts:
| SRO |
0 Bedrooms
|
1 Bedroom
|
2 Bedrooms
|
3 Bedrooms
|
4 Bedrooms
|
| $1,227 |
$1,636
|
$1,988
|
$2,462
|
$3,346
|
$4,092
|
Payment Standards, Effective July 1, 2019 for all new contracts:
| SRO |
0 Bedrooms
|
1 Bedroom
|
2 Bedrooms
|
3 Bedrooms
|
4 Bedrooms
|
| $1,161 |
$1,549
|
$1,876
|
$2,338
|
$3,217
|
$3,945
|
Payment Standards, Effective November 1, 2017 for all existing contracts:
| SRO |
0 Bedrooms
|
1 Bedroom
|
2 Bedrooms
|
3 Bedrooms
|
4 Bedrooms
|
| $1,183 |
$1,578
|
$1,895
|
$2,390
|
$3,318
|
$3,824
|
HUD Income Guidelines, Effective April 1, 2021
Families admitted to the Section 8 program must be extremely low income (30% of area median income), or very low income (50% of area median income). If a family was participating in any other 1937 Housing Act program at the time they were issued a voucher, they may qualify with income up through the low income category (up to 80% of area median income).
Household
Size
|
30% of Median
Extremely Low
|
50% of Median
Very Low
|
1
|
$28,800
|
$47,950
|
2
|
32,900
|
54,800
|
3
|
37,000
|
61,650
|
4
|
41,100
|
68,500
|
5
|
44,400
|
74,000
|
6
|
47,700
|
79,500
|
7
|
51,000
|
84,950
|
8
|
54,300
|
90,450
|
2021 Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2021 for Row House/Townhouse & Semi-Detached/Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2021 for Detached House (Single Family Residence)
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2021 for Apartments (5 or more units)
Utility Allowance (pdf)
2020 Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2020 for Row House/Townhouse & Semi-Detached/Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2020 for Detached House (Single Family Residence)
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2020 for Apartments (5 or more units)
Utility Allowance (pdf)