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Section 8 Project Based Vouchers

    Voucher Payment Standards

    Voucher Payment Standards

    The amount of a voucher payment standard for an area does not mean that any given rent amount is approvable as reasonable for an area nor does the payment standard amount mean that the rent amount will be affordable for a participant. The below amounts reflect rent plus utility amounts and are not meant to reflect rent only. Note:  The Payment Standards listed below do not pertain to the Project Based Voucher Program (PBV). Rent to Owner for the PBV Program is determined in accordance with 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 983.301 (see below)

    All rent amounts must be approved by the Housing Authority before the lease and contract are signed.

    Voucher Payment Standards (current) effective 3/30/2022-12/31/2022

    Established pursuant to HUD Expedited Waiver approved on 11-16-2022: Voucher Tenancy: New Payment Standard Amount [24 CFR 982.503 (b)] – Establishment of payment standards from 111% to 120% of the FMR.

    BedroomsPayment Standard

    0

    $1,537

    1

    $1,678

    2

    $2,101

    3

    $2,851

    4

    $3,506

    5

    $4,032

    6

    $4,558


     

    Project Based Voucher Program:

    24 CFR 983.301 Determining the rent to owner. (b) Amount of rent to owner. Except for certain tax credit units as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, the rent to owner must not exceed the lowest of: (1) An amount determined by the PHA, not to exceed 110 percent of the applicable fair market rent (or any exception payment standard approved by the Secretary) for the unit bedroom size minus any utility allowance; (2) The reasonable rent; or (3) The rent requested by the owner. (c) Rent to owner for certain tax credit units. (1) This paragraph (c) applies if: (i) A contract unit receives a low-income housing tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (see 26 U.S.C. 42); (ii) The contract unit is not located in a qualified census tract; (iii) In the same building, there are comparable tax credit units of the same unit bedroom size as the contract unit and the comparable tax credit units do not have any form of rental assistance other than the tax credit; and (iv) The tax credit rent exceeds the applicable fair market rental (or any exception payment standard) as determined in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section. (2) In the case of a contract unit described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the rent to owner must not exceed the lowest of: (i) The tax credit rent minus any utility allowance; (ii) The reasonable rent; or (iii) The rent requested by the owner. (3) The ‘‘tax credit rent’’ is the rent charged for comparable units of the same bedroom size in the building that also receive the low-income housing tax credit but do not have any additional rental assistance (e.g., additional assistance such as tenant-based voucher assistance). (4) A ‘‘qualified census tract’’ is any census tract (or equivalent geographic area defined by the Bureau of the Census) in which: (i) At least 50 percent of households have an income of less than 60 percent of Area Median Gross Income (AMGI); or (ii) Where the poverty rate is at least 25 percent and where the census tract is designated as a qualified census tract by HUD. (d) Rent to owner for other tax credit units. Except in the case of a tax-credit unit described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the rent to owner for all other tax credit units may be determined by the PHA pursuant to para[1]graph (b) of this section.

    PRIOR VOUCHER PAYMENT STANDARDS Effective 3/30/2022-12/31/2022

    BedroomsPayment Standard

    0

    $1,274

    1

    $1,442

    2

    $1,810

    3

    $2,478

    4

    $3,050

    5

    $3,507

    6

    $3,964

    Energy Efficient Allowance

    Energy Efficient Allowance

    You must have prior approval to use this utility allowance chart. Please see the page linked here

    For PDF versions select the links below:

    Download the Utilities Allowance Chart - Apartment- Energy Efficient (1-6 bedrooms only)
     

    These charts are current as of 07/01/2021
    Carrie Harmon, Director

    Income Limits

    Income Limits Effctive 4-18-2022

     Riverside County Maximum Gross Income Limits

    Effective 04/18/2022

     

    Extremely Low Income Limits (30% of median)

    Family Members

    Annual

    Monthly

    in Household

    Income Limit

    Income Limit
    1 $1,541 $18,500
    2 $1,762 $21,150
    3 $1,983 $23,800
    4 $2,312 $27,750
    5 $2,705 $32,470
    6 $3,099 $37,190
    7 $3,492 $41,910
    8 $3,719 $44,630
    9 $4,279 $51,350
    10 $4,672 $56,070
    11 $5,065 $60,790
    12 $5,459 $65,510
    13 $5,852 $70,230
    14 $6,245 $74,950

     

    Very Low Income Limits(50% of median)

    Family Members Monthly Annual
    In household Income Limit Income Limit
    1 $2,566 $30,800
    2 $2,933 $35,200
    3 $3,300 $39,600
    4 $3,666 $44,000
    5 $3,962 $47,550
    6 $4,254 $51,050
    7 $4,550 $54,600
    8 $4,841 $58,100
    9 $5,133 $61,600
    10 $5,429 $65,150
    11 $5,720 $68,650
    12 $6,016 $72,200
    13 $6,308 $75,700
    14 $6,600 $79,200

    Statistics by City

    Statistics by City

    Waiting List                    
      Total Elderly Disabled              
    Banning 922 125 240              
    Beaumont 753 90 179              
    Blythe 353 33 109              
    Calimesa 85 19 32              
    Canyon Lake 97 15 25              
    Cathedral City 1028 302 324              
    Coachella 642 58 94              
    Corona 3262 544 721              
    Desert Hot Springs 1612 226 437              
    Eastvale 400 67 82              
    Hemet 4998 785 1478              
    Indian Wells 43 31 16              
    Indio 2421 353 530              
    Jurupa Valley 407 108 119              
    La Quinta 485 99 103              
    Lake Elsinore 1781 238 403              
    Menifee 1157 181 281              
    Moreno Valley 7252 705 1438              
    Murrieta 1758 308 417              
    Norco 310 39 76              
    Palm Desert 741 184 211              
    Palm Springs 1326 297 483              
    Perris 3104 307 595              
    Rancho Mirage 170 51 58              
    Riverside 11063 1630 2620              
    San Jacinto 1589 202 427              
    Temecula 1521 272 339              
    Wildomar 560 115 128              
                         
    Currently Housed (receiving assistance)                    
      Total Elderly Disabled 0BR 1BR 2BR 3BR 4BR 5BR 6BR
    Banning 112 48 61 0 18 61 28 5 0 0
    Beaumont 111 63 72 0 42 55 12 2 0 0
    Blythe 66 21 37 10 4 16 28 8 0 0
    Calimesa 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
    Canyon Lake 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    Cathedral City 352 258 201 90 136 90 29 7 0 0
    Coachella 35 17 11 0 5 9 12 9 0 0
    Corona 329 280 167 0 225 82 18 4 0 0
    Desert Hot Springs 370 111 186 18 80 119 118 35 0 0
    Eastvale 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
    Hemet 1377 651 753 10 417 717 159 53 20 1
    Indian Wells 23 23 9 0 21 2 0 0 0 0
    Indio 291 169 158 1 144 112 20 12 2 0
    Jurupa Valley 157 138 89 6 104 40 7 0 0 0
    La Quinta 127 83 55 1 62 35 27 2 0 0
    Lake Elsinore 227 82 129 3 66 83 61 11 3 0
    Menifee 90 47 48 0 27 34 16 12 1 0
    Moreno Valley 1077 261 415 14 187 332 348 166 28 2
    Murrieta 204 159 98 1 113 59 25 4 2 0
    Norco 19 19 8 0 11 8 0 0 0 0
    Palm Desert 123 72 65 2 60 56 5 0 0 0
    Palm Springs 377 191 267 38 196 104 32 7 0 0
    Perris 378 112 160 0 68 126 113 61 10 0
    Rancho Mirage 63 54 30 0 46 16 1 0 0 0
    Riverside 2027 1240 1187 64 1232 524 158 43 6 0
    San Jacinto 289 88 143 1 66 111 69 31 8 3
    Temecula 126 83 55 0 66 39 14 7 0 0
    Wildomar 71 65 30 2 53 10 3 2 0 1
                         
    A family is considered elderly or disabled when the Head of Household is elderly or disabled.      
    Some families may claim both elderly and disabled.        
                         
    As of 09/01/21  

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