All units assisted under the Housing Choice Voucher Program must meet the Payment Standard requirements.  Payment Standards are the maximum amount allowed to be charged for rent and utilities at a particular unit.  If the rent charged by the owner does not include electricity or some other utility, an amount specified by the HRA from a Utility Allowance Schedule is added to the contract rent that the owner charges to determine whether it is within the rental limits. Payment Standards effective 1/1/2016 are as follows:

 

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	5 BR
Martin	414	533	714	885	937	1076
Nicollet	580	658	805	1105	1405	1615
Sibley	440	512	651	949	1017	1169
Waseca	414	533	714	989	992	1140
Watonwan	435	523	683	948	951	1094