HUD HCV Guidebook § 4.3

Unless there is a live-in aide, the family unit size for an assisted occupant of a group home is 0- or 1-bedroom,
depending on the PHA’s subsidy standard. If there is a live-in aide, the aide must34 be counted in determining
the family unit size.

24 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(2)(ii)(A)(B)(C)
   25 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(2)(ii)(C)
   26 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(iii)
   27 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(3) (ii)
   28 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(3)(i)
   29 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(3)(iii)
   30 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(4)(i)
   31 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(4)(ii)
   32 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(4)(iii)
   33 24 CFR § 982.614(c)(5)
   34 24 CFR § 982.613(c)((1)(ii)

The payment standard used to calculate the HAP is the lower of the payment standard for the family unit size
or the pro-rata share of the payment standard for the group home size. The pro- rata share is calculated by
dividing the number of persons in the assisted household by the total number of persons (assisted and
unassisted) living in the group home. The number of persons in the assisted family equals one assisted
person plus any PHA-approved live-in aide.

        Example 5: Calculating Payment Standards for a Group Home Unit
         Household includes a person with                Family unit size is 2
         disabilities plus a live-in aide

         Total persons in group home (assisted and       8
         unassisted)
         Group home size                                 8 bedrooms
         2-bedroom payment standard                      $400
         8-bedroom payment standard                      $1500
         Pro-rata share                                  2 persons in assisted
                                                         household/8 persons
                                                         in group home =
                                                         .25
         Pro-rata share of payment standard for          $1500 x .25 = $375
         group home
         Payment standard for group home unit            $375

        Example 6: Calculating HAP for a Group Home Unit
        Total tenant payment                                 $135
        Group home payment standard                          $375
        Gross rent                                           $370
                                HAP is the lower of

        Group home payment standard ($375) minus             TTP ($135) = $240
                                            OR
        Group home gross rent ($370)       minus             TTP ($135) = $235

                               HAP                                  $235

The HAP for an assisted occupant in a group home is the lower of the payment standard minus the TTP or the
gross rent minus the TTP.