§ 984.304 - Amount of rent paid by FSS family and increases in family income.

§ 984.304 Total tenant payment, family rent, Amount of rent paid by FSS family and increases in family income.

(a) Amount of rent paid by FSS family. The amount of rent paid by an FSS family is determined in accordance with the requirements of the applicable housing assistance program as specified in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section.

(1) Public housing FSS program: Calculation of total tenant payment. Total tenant payment for a an FSS family participating in the public housing FSS program is determined in accordance with the regulations set forth in 24 CFR part 9135, subpart F.

(2) Section 8 FSS programprograms: Calculation of family rent.

(i) For the

rental certificate program, total tenant payment for a family participating in the Section 8 FSS program and the amount of the housing assistance payment

HCV program, rent is determined in accordance with

the regulations set forth in subpart F of

24 CFR part

5

982,

and

subpart K

of 24 CFR part 982.

; and

(ii) For the

rental voucher

PBV program,

the housing assistance payment for a family participating in the FSS program

rent is determined in accordance with

the regulations set forth in

24 CFR

§ 982.505.

part 983, subpart G.

(b) Increases in FSS family income. Any increase in the earned income of an FSS family during its participation in an FSS program may not be considered as income or a resource an asset for purposes of eligibility of the FSS family for other benefits, or amount of benefits payable to the FSS family, under any other program administered by HUD, unless the income of the FSS family equals or exceeds 80 percent of the median income of the area (as determined by HUD, with adjustments for smaller and larger families).

[61 FR 8815, Mar. 5, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 13057, Mar. 16, 1999]