How Does Section 8 Determine Your Voucher Amount?
Your PHA will calculate the maximum voucher amount. The maximum amount is usually the 30% of a family's monthly adjusted income minus the payment standard OR 30% of monthly adjusted income minus the rent payment, whichever is less.
How do you calculate 30% of rent?
To calculate, simply divide your annual gross income by 40. Another rule of thumb is the 30% rule, meaning that you can put 30% of your annual gross income in rent. If you make $90,000 a year, you can spend $27,000 on rent, and so your monthly rent should be $2,250.
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How much is a Section 8 voucher for a 2 bedroom?
The Section 8 Voucher Payment Standard is the most the Housing Authority can pay to help a family with rent....VOUCHER PAYMENT STANDARDS (VPS)
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What is the most Section 8 will pay?
The payments cover some or all of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent.
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