Section 14-3705. DETERMINATION OF INCOME LIMITS

 

3705.1The Department shall establish income limits for low and moderate income households in accordance with the requirements of this section and consistent with the definition of these households in § 3799 of this chapter.

 

3705.2The Department shall use the methods described under § 3705.3 and § 3705.5 to determine income limits.

 

3705.3The Department shall take the median income for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area established periodically by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and calculate the income limits as follows:

 

(a)Eighty percent (80%) of the median income for low income households; and

 

(b)One hundred ten percent (110%) of the median income for moderate income households.

 

3705.4The amounts calculated shall be applied to a four (4) person household size in each income category, and using these amounts as a base number, the following percentage adjustments shall be calculated to adjust the income limits by family size:

 

PERCENTAGE ADJUSTMENTS
Person(s) in Household	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Lower Income	70	80	90	Base	106.25	112.5	118.75	125
Moderate Income	70	80	90	Base	106.25	106.25	106.25	106.25

 

3705.5The base amounts and the amounts determined by the percentage adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest fifty dollars ($50).

 

3705.6The amounts calculated by the Department in accordance with § 3705.2 through § 3705.5 shall be published as a notice.

 

3705.7The income limits established shall be periodically reviewed and revised as needed by the Department to stay current with the incomes of households in the Washington area. This review and revision shall be generally done on an annual basis; provided, that the current median income established by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area is available.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 9717, 9722-23 (December 8, 2000).