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Housing Choice Voucher Program:
Tenants pay the "total family share." Tenants pay the total family share, which is between 30 percent and 40 percent of their monthly adjusted income for rent and utilities. "Monthly adjusted income" is the household’s gross income, after certain HUD-mandated deductions and allowances are taken into account. SHA pays the "housing assistance payment." SHA pays the housing assistance payment, which is the difference between the cost of rent plus utilities and the total family share. Note that SHA does not actually pay tenants’ utilities. Instead, we include a "utility allowance" – the amount the tenant can expect to spend on utilities for his or her unit – when calculating how much subsidy the tenant will need each month. If the tenant’s total family share is greater than the utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities, the tenant pays the utilities called for in the lease and also pays a portion of the rent to the owner. If the tenant’s total family share is less than the utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities, SHA will pay the entire contract rent to the owner and also a portion of the tenant’s utilities. Voucher payment standards Every year SHA establishes voucher payment standards for units of various bedroom sizes. Voucher payment standards are not the maximum rent owners can charge or the subsidy that each tenant will receive. Voucher payment standards set the maximum amount SHA will pay for a tenant’s housing costs, and include a utility allowance for tenant-paid utilities. Figure 1: Payment responsibilities in the voucher program
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