Payment Standards

The LHA determines a payment standard that is the amount generally needed to rent a moderately-priced dwelling unit in the local housing market and that is used to calculate the amount of housing assistance a family will receive. However, the payment standard does not limit and does not affect the amount of rent a landlord may charge or the family may pay.

A family which receives a housing voucher can select a unit with a rent that is below or above the payment standard. The housing voucher family must pay 30% of its monthly adjusted gross income for rent and utilities, and if the unit rent is greater than the payment standard the family is required to pay the additional amount. By law, whenever a family moves to a new unit where the rent exceeds the payment standard, the family may not pay more than 40 percent of its adjusted monthly income for rent.

Below is the LHA's current Section 8 Payment Standards (effective 11/1/2025) for new move-ins and annual reexaminations. You may view the Income Limits below.

• SRO
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $1,607
  • LHA Payment Standard: $1,703
  • 106% of HUD FMR
    
    
• Studio
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $2,142
  • LHA Payment Standard: $2,271
  • 106% of HUD FMR
    
    
• One-Bedroom
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $2,385
  • LHA Payment Standard: $2,576
  • 108% of HUD FMR
    
    
• Two-Bedroom
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $2,912
  • LHA Payment Standard: $3,145
  • 108% of HUD FMR
    
    
• Three-Bedroom
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $3,724
  • LHA Payment Standard: $4,022
  • 108% of HUD FMR
    
    
• Four-Bedroom
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $4,413
  • LHA Payment Standard: $4,766
  • 108% of HUD FMR
    
    
• Five-Bedroom
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $5,075
  • LHA Payment Standard: $5,481
  • 108% of HUD FMR
    
    
• Six-Bedroom
  • FY2026 HUD FMR: $5,737
  • LHA Payment Standard: $6,196
  • 108% of HUD FMR