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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 6-45 PART III: ADJUSTED INCOME 6-III.A. INTRODUCTION Overview HUD regulations require PHAs to deduct from annual income any of five mandatory deductions for which a family qualifies and allow the PHA to deduct other permissive deductions in accordance with PHA policy. The resulting amount is the family’s adjusted income. Mandatory deductions are found in 24 CFR 5.611. 5.611 Adjusted income means annual income (as determined under § 5.609) of the members of the family residing or intending to reside in the dwelling unit, after making the following deductions: (a) Mandatory deductions (1) $480 for each dependent (adjusted annually by HUD, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $25); (2) $525 for any elderly family or disabled family (adjusted annually by HUD, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $25); (3) The sum of the following, to the extent the sum exceeds ten percent of annual income: (i) Unreimbursed health and medical care expenses of any elderly family or disabled family; (ii) Unreimbursed reasonable attendant care and auxiliary apparatus expenses for each member of the family who is a person with disabilities, to the extent necessary to enable any member of the family (including the member who is a person with disabilities) to be employed; and (4) Any reasonable childcare expenses necessary to enable a member of the family to be employed or to further his or her education. This part covers policies related to these mandatory deductions. Verification requirements related to these deductions are found in Chapter 7. EXHIBIT 1