Payment Standards, Income Limits, and Utility Allowance
Tenants are not required to pay more than 40 percent of the income as rent. The maximum rent shown below is set by payment standards only for new contracts. For rent increases, there is no limit as to what the landlord may request subject to what the Berkeley Housing Authority determines is a reasonable rent based on comparison with unassisted rental units in the housing market. The Housing Authority would continue to pay the amount below as a maximum, but tenants may choose either to pay the amount of the increase or relocate to a more affordable unit using their voucher.
Payment Standards, Effective December 1, 2012
0 Bedrooms
|
1 Bedroom
|
2 Bedrooms
|
3 Bedrooms
|
4 Bedrooms
|
$981
|
$1,190
|
$1,497
|
$2,091
|
$2,565
|
Map of areas (click here)
HUD Income Guidelines, Effective Dec. 11, 2012
Families admitted to the Section 8 program must be extremely low income (30% of area median income), or very low income (50% of area median income). If a family was participating in any other 1937 Housing Act program at the time they were issued a voucher, they may qualify with income up through the low income category (up to 80% of area median income).
Household
Size
|
30% of Median
Extremely Low
|
50% of Median
Very Low
|
80% of Median
Low
|
1
|
$18,750
|
$31,250
|
$45,100
|
2
|
21,400
|
35,700
|
51,550
|
3
|
24,100
|
40,150
|
58,000
|
4
|
26,750
|
44,600
|
64,400
|
5
|
28,900
|
48,200
|
69,600
|
6
|
31,050
|
51,750
|
74,750
|
7
|
33,200
|
55,350
|
79,900
|
8
|
35,350
|
58,900
|
85,050
|
2013 Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2013 for Apartments (5 or more units)
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2013 for Row House/Townhouse & Semi-Detached/Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective July 1, 2013 for Detached House (Single Family Residence)
Utility Allowance (pdf)
2012 Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2012 for Apartments (5 or more units)
Utility Allowance (pdf)Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2012 for Row House/Townhouse & Semi-Detached/Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex
Utility Allowance (pdf)Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2012 for Detached House (Single Family Residence)
Utility Allowance (pdf)2011 Utility Allowances
Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2011 for Apartments (5 or more units)
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2011 for Row House/Townhouse & Semi-Detached/Duplex, Triplex, Fourplex
Utility Allowance (pdf)
Utility Allowance, Effective June 1, 2011 for Detached House (Single Family Residence)
Utility Allowance (pdf)