When calculating adjusted income, are the deductions the same for both the public housing and the Section 8 HCV programs?
Almost. Both the public housing and the Section 8 HCV programs have the same mandatory deductions, as defined in 24 CFR 5.611 and listed under Question 37. However, for the public housing program, PHAs may adopt additional deductions from annual income. These additional deductions (also known as “permissible” or “permissive” deductions) are discretionary on the part of a PHA. Any PHA adopting permissive deductions must do so by establishing written policy for these deductions. Because they are “permissive,” at the discretion of the PHA, the deductions may vary from PHA to PHA. The vast majority of PHAs have not elected to adopt permissive deductions for the public housing program, and use only the required mandatory deductions. 38. Question: If parents have joint custody of a child-child lives with one parent for half the year and lives with the other parent the other half of the year-and both live in public housing units, how should PHAs handle the $480 dependent deduction? Can PHAs g
