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Voucher Payment Standards (VPS)

In the Housing Choice (HCV) Program, payment requirements are utilized in the calculation of Housing Assistance Payments (HAPs) that the Housing Authority pays to the owner on behalf of the household leasing the system.

Payment standards are the optimum regular monthly support that the Housing Authority will pay on behalf of the family.

The payment requirement for a household is the lower of:

- Payment requirement for the family's unit size suggested on the coupon; or.
Payment requirement for the size of the system leased by the family.

Additional factors that affect the Housing Assistance Payment to the owner include the household's size and income, energies the household is responsible for, and the cost of similar units in the location.

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has actually been designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) Housing Authority and, in accordance with 24 CFR 982.503, is needed to implement SAFMR-based payment requirements no behind January 1, 2025.

SAFMRs are Fair Market Rents (FMRs) calculated at the ZIP code level, rather than for the whole city. SAFMRs are intended to more precisely reflect the regional market and provide households with access to low-poverty and high-opportunity areas by offering rental help at a level that makes the greater rents in such areas budget-friendly for them.

SAFMR payment standard schedule by organized postal code

Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) determined by postal code

90001, 90002, 90003, 90006, 90007, 90008, 90011, 90018, 90021, 90022, 90023, 90031, 90032, 90033, 90037, 90040, 90043, 90044, 90047, 90058, 90059, 90061, 90062, 90063, 90201, 90221, 90222, 90247, 90248, 90249, 90250, 90255, 90262, 90270, 90301, 90303, 90304, 90640, 90710, 90723, 90744, 90805, 90806, 90810, 90813, 91331, 91352, 91402, 91731, 91732, 91733, 91744, 91754, 91755, 91768, 91770, 91803, 93535, 93536, 93550

$ 1,920

$ 2,172

$ 2,748

$ 3,528

$ 3,888

$ 4,471

$ 5,054

$ 5,637

$ 6,220

$ 6,804

$ 7,387

90016, 90057, 90065, 90601, 90602, 90706, 90731, 90804, 91042, 91306, 91340, 91342, 91343, 91605, 91702, 91723, 91776

$ 2,004

$ 2,244

$ 2,832

$ 3,600

$ 3,984

$ 4,581

$ 5,179

$ 5,776

$ 6,374

$ 6,972

$ 7,569

90019, 90026, 90029, 90041, 90042, 90241, 90242, 90260, 90302, 90501, 90604, 90605, 90717, 90745, 91040, 91401, 91405, 91606, 91801

$ 2,088

$ 2,340

$ 2,952

$ 3,756

$ 4,164

$ 4,788

$ 5,413

$ 6,662

$ 7,286

$ 7,911

90004, 90005, 90009, 90012, 90020, 90028, 90030, 90305, 90502, 90606, 90670, 90755, 90802, 90807, 90814, 91043, 91104, 91303, 91304, 91325, 91333, 91334, 91335, 91346, 91353, 91356, 91357, 91393, 91404, 91406, 91411, 91603, 91609, 91722, 91745, 91748, 91780

$ 2,208

$ 2,472

$ 3,120

$ 3,960

$ 5,050

$ 5,709

$ 6,368

$ 7,027

$ 7,686

$ 8,344

$ 2,328

$ 2,616

$ 3,300

$ 4,188

$ 4,644

$ 5,340

$ 6,037

$ 6,733

$ 7,430

$ 8,126

$ 8,823

90027, 90034, 90056, 90066, 90405, 90503, 90504, 90505, 90603, 90808, 91001, 91106, 91202, 91206, 91324, 91344, 91351, 91387, 91504, 91601, 91711, 91773, 91792

$ 2,508

$ 2,820

$ 3,552

$ 4,512

$ 5,004

$ 5,754

$ 6,505

$ 7,255

$ 8,006

$ 8,756

$ 9,507

90010, 90014, 90035, 90045, 90046, 90048, 90068, 90211, 90230, 90232, 90245, 90713, 90732, 91101, 91326, 91350, 91355, 91381, 91390, 91403, 91423, 91505, 91602, 91604, 91765

$ 2,724

$ 3,060

$ 3,852

$ 4,896

$ 5,424

$ 6,237

$ 7,051

$ 7,864

$ 8,678

$ 9,492

$ 10,305

$ 3,108

$ 3,480

$ 4,392

$ 5,580

$ 6,192

$ 7,120

$ 8,049

$ 8,978

$ 9,907

$ 10,836

$ 11,764

Effective 1/1/2025 for New Admissions/Recontracts and 3/1/2025 for Annual Reexaminations

Effective August 1, 2025 for New Contracts

Tier

ZIP Code

Bedroom Size

Efficiency

5

6

7

8

9

10

1

90013, 90017, 90038, 90039, 90240, 90404, 90715, 91006, 91007, 91010, 91201, 91203, 91204, 91205, 91311, 91316, 91345, 91384, 91502, 91607, 91724, 91775, 91790

$ 2,134

$ 2,398

$ 3,025

$ 3,839

$ 4,257

$ 4,895

$ 5,534

$ 6,172

$ 6,811

$ 7,449

$ 8,088

2

90027, 90034, 90056, 90066, 90405, 90504, 90505, 90603, 90808, 91001, 91106, 91202, 91206, 91324, 91344, 91351, 91387, 91504, 91601, 91711, 91773, 91792

$ 2,299

$ 2,585

$ 3,256

$ 4,136

$ 4,587

$ 5,274

$ 5,963

$ 6,650

$ 7,339

$ 8,026

$ 8,715

3

90010, 90014, 90035, 90045, 90046, 90048, 90068, 90211, 90230, 90232, 90245, 90712, 90713, 90732, 91101, 91326, 91350, 91355, 91381, 91390, 91403, 91423, 91505, 91602, 91604, 91765

$ 2,497

$ 2,805

$ 3,531

$ 4,488

$ 4,972

$ 5,717

$ 6,463

$ 7,209

$ 7,955

$ 8,701

$ 9,446

4

90015, 90024, 90025, 90036, 90049, 90064, 90069, 90073, 90094, 90212, 90266, 90272, 90291, 90292, 90293, 90401, 90703, 90746, 91307, 91364, 91367, 91436

$ 2,849

$ 3,190

$ 4,026

$ 5,115

$ 5,676

$ 6,527

$ 7,378

$ 8,230

$ 9,081

$ 9,933

$ 10,784

Regardless of its location, or whether the unit is offering a sensible accommodation, the unit's lease can never be greater than the similar rents identified by the Housing Authority.

Effective 8/1/2025 for all brand-new agreements

All ZIP codes bolded/underlined are beyond the Los Angeles City limits and may just be used in the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) and Community Choice Demonstration programs

SAFMR Payment Standard schedule in Armenian. SAFMR Payment Standard schedule in Spanish

The property manager's asking rent for the unit need to be supported by equivalent rents within the location. Despite the place, the rent for the unit can never be greater than the comparable lease identified by the HACLA/third party vendor despite the VPS.

There are no area exception leas at this time.

FAMILY SHARE REMINDER: At the beginning date of the preliminary Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract for a system (lease-in-place or otherwise) if the agreement lease is higher than the proper VPS, the household share can not be greater than 40% of the household's adjusted regular monthly earnings. This is a statutory and regulatory requirement. There are definitely no exceptions and HUD headquarters (D.C.) can not grant a waiver on this matter.

Commissioner Delfino De La Cruz Jr.
- Commissioner Lucelia Hooper 
 - About Us
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- Executive Staff - Marlene Garza
- Margarita Lares
- Jenny Scanlin
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 - Jordan Downs.
- Rose Hill Courts.
- Rancho San Pedro.
- William Mead Homes.
- Pueblo del Sol.
- Acquisitions.
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- Watts Rising.
- Workforce Development.
- Recreation/Service Partnerships.
- Digital Equity.
- BHI Scholarship 
 Vision Plan 
 - People.
- Place.
- Pathways 
 Section 8 Department Payment Standards 
 Voucher Payment Standards (VPS) 
 In the Housing Choice (HCV) Program, payment requirements are utilized in the calculation of [Housing Assistance](https://panagiotidisrealestate.gr) Payments (HAPs) that the Housing Authority pays to the owner on behalf of the household leasing the system. 
 Payment standards are the optimum regular monthly support that the Housing Authority will pay on behalf of the family. 
 The payment requirement for a household is the lower of: 
 - Payment requirement for the family's unit size suggested on the coupon; or.
- Payment requirement for the size of the system leased by the family. 
 Additional factors that affect the Housing Assistance Payment to the owner include the household's size and income, energies the household is responsible for, and the cost of similar units in the location. 
 The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has actually been designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) Housing Authority and, in accordance with 24 CFR 982.503, is needed to implement SAFMR-based payment requirements no behind January 1, 2025. 
 SAFMRs are Fair Market Rents (FMRs) calculated at the ZIP code level, rather than for the whole city. SAFMRs are intended to more precisely reflect the regional market and provide households with access to low-poverty and high-opportunity areas by offering rental help at a level that makes the greater rents in such areas budget-friendly for them. 
 SAFMR payment standard schedule by organized postal code 
 Small Area Fair [Market Rent](https://thad.qlogictechnologies.com) (SAFMR) determined by postal code 
 90001, 90002, 90003, 90006, 90007, 90008, 90011, 90018, 90021, 90022, 90023, 90031, 90032, 90033, 90037, 90040, 90043, 90044, 90047, 90058, 90059, 90061, 90062, 90063, 90201, 90221, 90222, 90247, 90248, 90249, 90250, 90255, 90262, 90270, 90301, 90303, 90304, 90640, 90710, 90723, 90744, 90805, 90806, 90810, 90813, 91331, 91352, 91402, 91731, 91732, 91733, 91744, 91754, 91755, 91768, 91770, 91803, 93535, 93536, 93550 
 $ 1,920 
 $ 2,172 
 $ 2,748 
 $ 3,528 
 $ 3,888 
 $ 4,471 
 $ 5,054 
 $ 5,637 
 $ 6,220 
 $ 6,804 
 $ 7,387 
 90016, 90057, 90065, 90601, 90602, 90706, 90731, 90804, 91042, 91306, 91340, 91342, 91343, 91605, 91702, 91723, 91776 
 $ 2,004 
 $ 2,244 
 $ 2,832 
 $ 3,600 
 $ 3,984 
 $ 4,581 
 $ 5,179 
 $ 5,776 
 $ 6,374 
 $ 6,972 
 $ 7,569 
 90019, 90026, 90029, 90041, 90042, 90241, 90242, 90260, 90302, 90501, 90604, 90605, 90717, 90745, 91040, 91401, 91405, 91606, 91801 
 $ 2,088 
 $ 2,340 
 $ 2,952 
 $ 3,756 
 $ 4,164 
 $ 4,788 
 $ 5,413 
 $ 6,662 
 $ 7,286 
 $ 7,911 
 90004, 90005, 90009, 90012, 90020, 90028, 90030, 90305, 90502, 90606, 90670, 90755, 90802, 90807, 90814, 91043, 91104, 91303, 91304, 91325, 91333, 91334, 91335, 91346, 91353, 91356, 91357, 91393, 91404, 91406, 91411, 91603, 91609, 91722, 91745, 91748, 91780 
 $ 2,208 
 $ 2,472 
 $ 3,120 
 $ 3,960 
 $ 5,050 
 $ 5,709 
 $ 6,368 
 $ 7,027 
 $ 7,686 
 $ 8,344 
 $ 2,328 
 $ 2,616 
 $ 3,300 
 $ 4,188 
 $ 4,644 
 $ 5,340 
 $ 6,037 
 $ 6,733 
 $ 7,430 
 $ 8,126 
 $ 8,823 
 90027, 90034, 90056, 90066, 90405, 90503, 90504, 90505, 90603, 90808, 91001, 91106, 91202, 91206, 91324, 91344, 91351, 91387, 91504, 91601, 91711, 91773, 91792 
 $ 2,508 
 $ 2,820 
 $ 3,552 
 $ 4,512 
 $ 5,004 
 $ 5,754 
 $ 6,505 
 $ 7,255 
 $ 8,006 
 $ 8,756 
 $ 9,507 
 90010, 90014, 90035, 90045, 90046, 90048, 90068, 90211, 90230, 90232, 90245, 90713, 90732, 91101, 91326, 91350, 91355, 91381, 91390, 91403, 91423, 91505, 91602, 91604, 91765 
 $ 2,724 
 $ 3,060 
 $ 3,852 
 $ 4,896 
 $ 5,424 
 $ 6,237 
 $ 7,051 
 $ 7,864 
 $ 8,678 
 $ 9,492 
 $ 10,305 
 $ 3,108 
 $ 3,480 
 $ 4,392 
 $ 5,580 
 $ 6,192 
 $ 7,120 
 $ 8,049 
 $ 8,978 
 $ 9,907 
 $ 10,836 
 $ 11,764 
 Effective 1/1/2025 for New Admissions/Recontracts and 3/1/2025 for Annual Reexaminations 
 Effective August 1, 2025 for New Contracts 
 Tier 
 ZIP Code 
 Bedroom Size 
 Efficiency 
 5 
 6 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 10 
 1 
 90013, 90017, 90038, 90039, 90240, 90404, 90715, 91006, 91007, 91010, 91201, 91203, 91204, 91205, 91311, 91316, 91345, 91384, 91502, 91607, 91724, 91775, 91790 
 $ 2,134 
 $ 2,398 
 $ 3,025 
 $ 3,839 
 $ 4,257 
 $ 4,895 
 $ 5,534 
 $ 6,172 
 $ 6,811 
 $ 7,449 
 $ 8,088 
 2 
 90027, 90034, 90056, 90066, 90405, 90504, 90505, 90603, 90808, 91001, 91106, 91202, 91206, 91324, 91344, 91351, 91387, 91504, 91601, 91711, 91773, 91792 
 $ 2,299 
 $ 2,585 
 $ 3,256 
 $ 4,136 
 $ 4,587 
 $ 5,274 
 $ 5,963 
 $ 6,650 
 $ 7,339 
 $ 8,026 
 $ 8,715 
 3 
 90010, 90014, 90035, 90045, 90046, 90048, 90068, 90211, 90230, 90232, 90245, 90712, 90713, 90732, 91101, 91326, 91350, 91355, 91381, 91390, 91403, 91423, 91505, 91602, 91604, 91765 
 $ 2,497 
 $ 2,805 
 $ 3,531 
 $ 4,488 
 $ 4,972 
 $ 5,717 
 $ 6,463 
 $ 7,209 
 $ 7,955 
 $ 8,701 
 $ 9,446 
 4 
 90015, 90024, 90025, 90036, 90049, 90064, 90069, 90073, 90094, 90212, 90266, 90272, 90291, 90292, 90293, 90401, 90703, 90746, 91307, 91364, 91367, 91436 
 $ 2,849 
 $ 3,190 
 $ 4,026 
 $ 5,115 
 $ 5,676 
 $ 6,527 
 $ 7,378 
 $ 8,230 
 $ 9,081 
 $ 9,933 
 $ 10,784 
 Regardless of its location, or whether the unit is offering a sensible accommodation, the unit's lease can never be greater than the similar rents identified by the Housing Authority. 
 Effective 8/1/2025 for all brand-new agreements 
 All ZIP codes bolded/underlined are beyond the Los Angeles City limits and may just be used in the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive [Housing](http://listings.ezy.rent) (VASH), Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) and Community Choice Demonstration programs 
 SAFMR Payment Standard schedule in Armenian.
SAFMR Payment Standard schedule in Spanish 
 The property manager's asking rent for the unit need to be supported by equivalent rents within the [location](https://roostaustin.com). Despite the place, the rent for the unit can never be greater than the comparable lease identified by the HACLA/third party vendor despite the VPS. 
 There are no area exception leas at this time. 
 FAMILY SHARE REMINDER: At the beginning date of the preliminary Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract for a system (lease-in-place or otherwise) if the agreement lease is higher than the proper VPS, the household share can not be greater than 40% of the household's adjusted regular monthly earnings. This is a statutory and regulatory requirement. There are definitely no exceptions and HUD headquarters (D.C.) can not grant a waiver on this matter.

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