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Your local public housing agency (PHA) will determine your eligibility for public housing based on: Your annual gross income….Contact your local PHA to learn about your eligibility for:
To apply, contact or visit the management office of each apartment building that interests you. To apply for either type of help, visit your local Public Housing Agency (PHA). Questions? Email or call our Public and Indian Housing Information Resource Center toll-free at (800) 955-2232.
You may qualify for low-income housing. If you make less than $54,250 per year in Los Angeles County, you may qualify for low-income housing. According to estimates released last month by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the median family income in LA County is now $69,300.
2021:
Family Size (Persons in Family/Household) | Annual Family Income | |
---|---|---|
HUD Low Income Level 1 | Federal Poverty Level* | |
1 | $66,250 | $12,880 |
2 | $75,700 | $17,420 |
3 | $85,150 | $21,960 |
To calculate, simply divide your annual gross income by 40. Another rule of thumb is the 30% rule, meaning that you can put 30% of your annual gross income in rent. If you make $90,000 a year, you can spend $27,000 on rent, and so your monthly rent should be $2,250.
30 percent
To obtain access to HUD’s EIV system, visit https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/mfh/rhiip/eiv/eivapps and follow the required steps for sign-up. Questions regarding accessing EIV can be submitted to HUD’s Multifamily Help Desk at 1-800-767-7588 or [email protected]
A family’s anticipated gross income determines not only eligibility for assistance, but also determines the rent a family will pay and the subsidy required. The anticipated income, subject to exclusions and deductions the family will receive during the next twelve (12) months, is used to determine the family’s rent.
The EIV system provides the owner and/or manager of the property where you live with your income information and employment history. This information is used to meet HUD’s requirement to independently verify your employment and/ or income when you recertify for continued rental assistance.
The Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system gives the employment history and income information to the manager or owner of the property where you live. This information is employed to meet the requirement of HUD to independently verify the income and/or employment when you qualify for continued rental assistance.
Upfront Income Verification: Upfront Income Verification is the verification of income, before or during a family re-examination, through an independent source that systemically and uniformly maintains income information in computerized form for a large number of individuals.