Housing Choice Voucher Jurisdiction & Payment Standards

HCV Jurisdiction:

HCV Jurisdiction refers to the coverage area of a voucher that has been issued by MCHA. Please refer to the payment standards link below to see a list of Counties in which an MCHA issued voucher may be used. Below is a listing of Counties in which MCHA has HCV Jurisdiction:

Alexander County

Macoupin County

Bond County

Massac County

Clinton County

Menard County

Coles County

Monroe County

Crawford County

Moultrie County

Douglas County

Perry County

Fayette County

Pulaski County

Jackson County

Randolph County

Jasper County

Scott County

Livingston County

Wabash County

Effingham County

 City of Freeport, IL

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Utility Allowances

Utility Allowances are calculated into Tenant Rent for every HCV assisted family that pays 1 or more utilities. Utility Studies are performed on an annual basis. The new Utility Allowance Schedules are effective January 1, 2024. A copy of these utility studies can be obtained by contacting the office. 

 

 

Payment Standards

Payment standards are used to calculate the housing assistance payment (HAP) that the PHA pays to the owner on behalf of the family leasing the unit. Each PHA establishes its schedule of payment standard amounts by bedroom size. The range of possible payment standard amounts is based on HUD’s published fair market rent (FMR) schedule for the FMR area in which the PHA has jurisdiction.

A PHA may set its payment standard amounts from 90 percent to 110 percent of the published FMRs, and may set them higher or lower with HUD approval. The level at which the payment standard amount is set directly affects the amount of subsidy a family will receive, and the amount of rent paid by program participants. If the family leases a unit with a gross rent at or below the payment standard for the family, the family’s share of the rent will be its TTP (30% of adjusted monthly income). If the rent for the unit is higher than the payment standard, the family’s share will be higher than the TTP. Please see below for MCHA’s current Payment Standard Schedule:

 

2024 Payment Standard By County Effective 01/01/2024

                                                           Bedroom Size
County Name Efficiency 1 2 3 4 5
Alexander 753 816 1,026 1,446 1,694 1,948
Bond 665 873 982 1,279 1,476 1,697
Clinton 1,020 1,069 1,329 1,721 1,999 2,299
Coles 690 774 1,162 1,347 1,359 1,562
Crawford 608 745 887 1,141 1,505 1,731
Douglas 768 773 902 1,184 1,258 1,446
Effingham 687 691 887 1,237 1,290 1,482
Fayette 655 778 887 1,134 1,182 1,359
Freeport, IL (City Only) 662 744 976 1,196 1,363 1,567
Jackson 758 856 1,118 1,468 1,574 1,809
Jasper 608 694 887 1,073 1,238 1,423
Livingston 732 813 1,068 1,389 1,437 1,652
Macoupin 783 788 1,036 1,358 1,570 1,806
Massac 601 742 887 1,197 1,238 1,423
Menard 797 960 1,177 1,563 1,604 1,844
Monroe 1,020 1,069 1,329 1,721 1,999 2,299
Moultrie 663 739 968 1,364 1,531 1,760
Perry 608 675 887 1,250 1,398 1,607
Pulaski 612 723 887 1,250 1,505 1,731
Randolph 601 675 887 1,144 1,413 1,624
Scott 608 682 887 1,073 1,182 1,359
Wabash 601 675 887 1,234 1,238 1,423
White* 601 698 887 1,178 1,182 1,236
Williamson* 817 818 1,075 1,444 1,717 1,795
Christian (EHV)* 638 708 930 1,125 1,239 1,425
*Note: MCHA is unable to lease new Vouchers in the Counties with an asterisk on the chart