HA Item 05 -Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 5-12 PART II: SUBSIDY STANDARDS AND VOUCHER ISSUANCE 5-II.A. OVERVIEW The PHA must establish subsidy standards that determine the number of bedrooms needed for families of different sizes and compositions. This part presents the policies that will be used to determine the family unit size (also known as the voucher size) a particular family should receive, and the policies that govern making exceptions to those standards. The PHA must also establish policies related to the issuance of the voucher, to the voucher term, and to any extensions of the voucher term. 5-II.B. DETERMINING FAMILY UNIT (VOUCHER) SIZE [24 CFR 982.402] For each family, the PHA determines the appropriate number of bedrooms under the PHA subsidy standards and enters the family unit size on the voucher that is issued to the family. The family unit size does not dictate the size of unit the family must actually lease, nor does it determine who within a household will share a bedroom/sleeping room. The following requirements apply when the PHA determines family unit size:  The subsidy standards must provide for the smallest number of bedrooms needed to house a family without overcrowding.  The subsidy standards must be consistent with space requirements under 24 CFR 5.703.  The subsidy standards must be applied consistently for all families of like size and composition.  A child who is temporarily away from the home because of placement in foster care is considered a member of the family in determining the family unit size.  A family that consists of a pregnant woman (with no other persons) must be treated as a two- person family.  Any live-in aide (approved by the PHA to reside in the unit to care for a family member who is disabled or is at least 50 years of age) must be counted in determining the family unit size;  Unless a live-in-aide resides with a family, the family unit size for any family consisting of a single person must be either a zero- or one-bedroom unit, as determined under the PHA subsidy standards. SAHA Policy SAHA will assign one bedroom for each two persons within the household. Families will be allowed to lease units one bedroom smaller or one bedroom larger than their eligible voucher size except in the following circumstances: An approved live-in aide must be counted in determining the family unit size. If an approved live-in-aide has additional family members, the additional family members will not be counted in determining the family unit size. A single member household with an approved live-in-aide will be assigned a one- bedroom voucher. EXHIBIT 1