Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
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MONTHLY BENEFIT = GAP COVERAGE *<br />
AFFORDABILITY GAP<br />
100%<br />
HOUSEHOLD TYPE<br />
FAMILY<br />
AFFORDABILITY STANDARD<br />
30%<br />
HOUSEHOLD<br />
INCOME<br />
$1500<br />
HOUSEHOLD<br />
INCOME<br />
$1500<br />
ACTUAL RENT<br />
The rent paid by the<br />
household or the<br />
maximum rent,<br />
whichever is lower.<br />
AFFORDABLE RENT<br />
The af<strong>for</strong>dability<br />
standard multiplied by<br />
household income or the<br />
minimum contribution,<br />
whichever is higher.<br />
HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD<br />
INCOME INCOME INCOME<br />
$1500 $1500<br />
$1500<br />
50%<br />
30%<br />
ACTUAL RENT<br />
$750<br />
AFFORDABLE<br />
RENT<br />
$450<br />
AFFORDABILITY GAP<br />
$300<br />
BENEFIT<br />
$225<br />
HOUSEHOLD<br />
PAYS<br />
$525<br />
35%<br />
0%<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Consider a<br />
family making<br />
$1500 per<br />
month and<br />
paying $750 or<br />
50% of their<br />
income in rent.<br />
Because they<br />
are a family,<br />
the household’s<br />
af<strong>for</strong>dability<br />
standard is<br />
set to 30% of<br />
income, making<br />
its af<strong>for</strong>dable<br />
rent level 30% of<br />
$1500, or $450.<br />
The household’s<br />
af<strong>for</strong>dability<br />
gap is $300,<br />
the difference<br />
between the<br />
af<strong>for</strong>dable rent<br />
($450) and the<br />
actual rent paid<br />
($750).<br />
The household<br />
receives 75%<br />
of the $300<br />
af<strong>for</strong>dability<br />
gap, a monthly<br />
benefit of $225.<br />
The household’s<br />
rent is<br />
effectively<br />
reduced to $525<br />
per month by<br />
this benefit,<br />
and now spends<br />
only 35% of<br />
income on rent.<br />
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