Rent Calculation Quiz for Housing Choice Voucher Specialist
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What happens to a family's voucher if The family must apply the three-bedroom pay-
their household composition changes ment standard at the first annual reexamina-
from a three-bedroom to a two-bed- tion.
room?
2. Is earned income of full-time students 18 Yes, it is excluded.
and older excluded from annual income
if it exceeds $480?
3. When is actual income from assets in- When the total cash value of all family assets is
cluded in annual income? $5,000 or less.
4. Should the income of a temporarily ab- Yes, it must be included.
sent spouse be included in annual in-
come?
5. Can a Public Housing Authority (PHA) es- Yes, a PHA may establish a minimum rent of $0.
tablish a minimum rent of $0?
6. Are lump-sum payments always counted Yes, they are always counted as assets.
as assets?
7. Under what condition may disability as- If they enable a family member to work or
sistance expenses be deducted? attend school.
8. Is the income of a 17-year-old mother Yes, it is included.
who has quit school to work included in
annual income if she lives with her par-
ents?
9. Is the interest on a savings account of Yes, it is included.
a seven-year-old boy included in annual
income?
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What happens to a family's voucher if The family must apply the three-bedroom pay-
their household composition changes ment standard at the first annual reexamina-
from a three-bedroom to a two-bed- tion.
room?
2. Is earned income of full-time students 18 Yes, it is excluded.
and older excluded from annual income
if it exceeds $480?
3. When is actual income from assets in- When the total cash value of all family assets is
cluded in annual income? $5,000 or less.
4. Should the income of a temporarily ab- Yes, it must be included.
sent spouse be included in annual in-
come?
5. Can a Public Housing Authority (PHA) es- Yes, a PHA may establish a minimum rent of $0.
tablish a minimum rent of $0?
6. Are lump-sum payments always counted Yes, they are always counted as assets.
as assets?
7. Under what condition may disability as- If they enable a family member to work or
sistance expenses be deducted? attend school.
8. Is the income of a 17-year-old mother Yes, it is included.
who has quit school to work included in
annual income if she lives with her par-
ents?
9. Is the interest on a savings account of Yes, it is included.
a seven-year-old boy included in annual
income?
