Adjusted income

Adjusted income is used to determine a household’s rent and the amount of rental subsidy the household will receive.

Programs that include Adjusted Income:

• HOME requires the determination of adjusted income for rent determination purposes when a HOME assisted household goes over the 80% limit at recertification.
• RD uses adjusted income for purposes of determining income eligibility as well as tenant rent.
• HUD uses adjusted income to determine tenant rent.

Programs that do not include Adjusted Income:

• The LIHTC program does not use adjusted income.
• National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) program does not use adjusted income.