Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
A type of housing subsidy that allows tenants to go out into the community and find an apartment. Examples of this type of subsidy include Section 8, Shelter Plus Care, and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) TBRA.
Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)
A type of subsidy that discounts a tenant's rent at a particular housing project. The rent is generally 30% of a tenant's income
Fair Market Rent (FMR)
The FMR is an average used to determine which apartments a person with a TBRA can rent. Apartments with rents that exceed the FMR standard for a geographic area cannot be rented using a TBRA voucher.
Utility Allowance
A utility allowance is a set amount of money allotted to a person receiving a subisdy to pay for utilites. The amount is usually discounted from the tenants portion of the rent.
Median Income
Many programs serve people whose income falls below a percentage of the area's median income. According to the last census, King County's median income is $53,157. Common standards are fifty percent ($26,578.50) and thirty percent ($15,947.10) of the median income.
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
Another income standard. Many programs serve people whose income falls below twice (200 percent) the FPL. For example, the federal poverty level for one person is currently $9310. Twice this number is $18,620. Divide this number by 12 and you have the monthly income limit, or $1552. To be served, a individual cannot make more than this amount in a month.
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