Housing Choice Voucher Specialist ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Family Rent to Owner - Correct answers✔the portion of rent to owner paid by the family
Family Share - Correct answers✔portion of rent and utilities paid by the family
Family Unit Size - Correct answers✔the appropriate number of bedrooms for a family as
(determined by the PHA under the PHA subsidy standards)
Gross Rent - Correct answers✔the entire housing cost and is calculated by adding the rent to the
owner and the utility allowance for the unit. Note: If all the utilities are included in the rent, the
rent to the owner and the gross rent will be the same
Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) - Correct answers✔the monthly assistance payment by a
PHA and is calculated as the lower of: 1) the payment standard for the family minus the total
tenant payment (TTP); or 2) the gross rent minus the TTP
Maximum Initial Rent Burden; also known as the Maximum Family Share or "The 40 Percent
Rule" - Correct answers✔the maximum rent burden at initial occupancy (when the family
initially moves into the unit or signs the first assisted lease for a unit). The family may pay the
total tenant payment plus the amount by which the gross rent for the unit selected exceeds the
applicable payment standard so long as the resulting family share does not exceed 40 percent of
the family's monthly adjusted income.
Maximum Subsidy - Correct answers✔the maximum amount of subsidy that the PHA can pay for
a participant in the HCV program and is calculated as the payment standard minus the total
tenant payment (TTP)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Family Rent to Owner - Correct answers✔the portion of rent to owner paid by the family
Family Share - Correct answers✔portion of rent and utilities paid by the family
Family Unit Size - Correct answers✔the appropriate number of bedrooms for a family as
(determined by the PHA under the PHA subsidy standards)
Gross Rent - Correct answers✔the entire housing cost and is calculated by adding the rent to the
owner and the utility allowance for the unit. Note: If all the utilities are included in the rent, the
rent to the owner and the gross rent will be the same
Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) - Correct answers✔the monthly assistance payment by a
PHA and is calculated as the lower of: 1) the payment standard for the family minus the total
tenant payment (TTP); or 2) the gross rent minus the TTP
Maximum Initial Rent Burden; also known as the Maximum Family Share or "The 40 Percent
Rule" - Correct answers✔the maximum rent burden at initial occupancy (when the family
initially moves into the unit or signs the first assisted lease for a unit). The family may pay the
total tenant payment plus the amount by which the gross rent for the unit selected exceeds the
applicable payment standard so long as the resulting family share does not exceed 40 percent of
the family's monthly adjusted income.
Maximum Subsidy - Correct answers✔the maximum amount of subsidy that the PHA can pay for
a participant in the HCV program and is calculated as the payment standard minus the total
tenant payment (TTP)
