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federalUnited StatesHousing Choice Voucher Programincome_eligibility
Only income-eligible families with eligible citizenship status may be admitted
hcv.eligibility.income_limit · v1.0.0
The PHA may admit only eligible families. An applicant must be a family, must be income-eligible under 24 CFR part 5 subpart F (very low income, or low income within one of the enumerated categories), and must be a citizen or a noncitizen with eligible immigration status. The income limit that governs admission is the limit for the area where the family is initially assisted, and at admission the family may use the voucher only in an area where it is income eligible.
A voucher holder moving into a LIHTC, HOME or HTF unit must ALSO satisfy that program's own income limit, which is a different published series. The two determinations are independent; neither substitutes for the other.
- Confidence
- high
- Effective from
- 1998-04-30
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-22
Evidence required
- HUD-50058 Family Report(exactly_one)
- Identity and household composition documentation(one_per_household_member)
- Published income and rent limit schedule in effect(one_per_year)
Citations
All sources verified within 1 day- Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance: Housing Choice Voucher Program982.201(a)
- Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance: Housing Choice Voucher Program982.201(b)(4)
- Section 8 and Public Housing - Occupancy Requirements, Income and Family Payment5.603