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Section 8 Department Payment Standards

Voucher Payment Standards (VPS)

In the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, payment standards are used in the computation of Housing Assistance Payments (HAPs) that the Housing Authority pays to the owner on behalf of the family leasing the system.

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

The payment requirement for a family is the lower of:

- Payment requirement for the household's system size indicated on the coupon; or.
- Payment requirement for the size of the unit rented by the family.

Additional factors that influence the Housing Assistance Payment to the owner include the family's size and earnings, utilities the family is accountable for, and the expense of equivalent units in the area.

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has 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 required to implement SAFMR-based payment standards no behind January 1, 2025.

SAFMRs are Fair Market Rents (FMRs) determined at the postal code level, rather than for the entire urbane area. SAFMRs are intended to more precisely reflect the local market and provide families with access to low-poverty and high-opportunity locations by providing rental assistance at a level that makes the greater rents in such locations economical for them.

SAFMR payment standard schedule by grouped ZIP code

Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) identified by ZIP 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

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

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

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

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 place, or whether the system is offering a sensible accommodation, the system's lease can never ever be greater than the equivalent rents determined by the Housing Authority.

Effective 8/1/2025 for all new contracts

All ZIP codes bolded/underlined are beyond the Los Angeles City limitations 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 owner's asking rent for the system need to be supported by comparable leas within the location. No matter the location, the rent for the system can never ever be greater than the similar rent determined by the HACLA/third celebration supplier no matter the VPS.

There are no area exception rents at this time.

FAMILY SHARE REMINDER: At the beginning date of the preliminary Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract for an unit (lease-in-place or otherwise) if the contract lease is higher than the suitable VPS, the family share can not be higher than 40% of the household's adjusted month-to-month income. This is a statutory and regulative requirement. There are absolutely no exceptions and HUD head office (D.C.) can not give a waiver on this matter.