HOPWA income is calculated under 24 CFR 5.609 and 5.611(a), with 5.611(b) inapplicable, hardship exemptions optional, and the 5.617 earned income disallowance mandatory while in effect

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When determining resident rent payments the family's monthly income and monthly adjusted income must be calculated as provided by 24 CFR 5.609 and 5.611, with five modifications the regulation states expressly. References to 'PHA' and 'responsible entity' in those sections refer to the grantee or project sponsor determining income. References in 5.609(c) to an interim reexamination under 5.657(c) or 5.657(d)'s streamlined determination refer instead to HOPWA's own interim and streamlined provisions at 574.310(e)(4) and (e)(5). Section 5.611(b) DOES NOT APPLY. The grantee MAY choose to grant financial hardship exemptions under the process in 5.611(c) through (e), which is permissive rather than mandatory. And during the period 24 CFR 5.617 remains in effect the calculation of monthly adjusted income MUST also include the disallowance of earned income that section provides. Net family assets carries the 24 CFR 5.603 meaning and the asset-based restrictions in 5.618(a) through (d) apply, except that the value of real property a family owns and occupies as its primary residence must be excluded from net family assets for purposes of assistance for which homeowners are eligible.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2024-01-01

Consequence model

agency finding with cure

Last reviewed

2026-08-29