HUD HCV Guidebook § 3.3
Phase-out of Payment Standards Based on the 50th Percentile Rent: Success (HUD HCV Guidebook)
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effective 9/25/2026FederalSection 8 HCVOperative Text
HUD HCV Guidebook § 3.3
Rate As of June 6, 2024, HUD will no longer approve success rate payment standards.36 PHAs that had a HUD approved success rate payment standard prior to June 6, 2024, may continue to use the approved payment standard amount.37 However, the actual dollar amount of the approved success rate payment standard may never exceed the amount established by the PHA as of June 6, 2024. The approved success rate payment standard may remain in effect until the applicable FMR exceeds the approved amount. PHAs are encouraged to assess whether they should transition to the applicable FMR when that amount exceeds the maximum payment standard the PHA established under its success rate payment standards.
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Source:https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PIH/documents/HCV_Guidebook_Payment-Standards_June-2025_final.pdf
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