HUD Sets 2025 Income Limits for Housing Assistance

(April 8, 2025) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released its official 2025 median family income limits, effective April 1, 2025.

HUD sets income limits every year that determine eligibility for assisted housing programs, including project-based Section 8 and Section 202, as well as for public housing and Housing Choice Vouchers. The limits are based on Median Family Income estimates and Fair Market Rent area definitions for counties and metropolitan areas.

The most important statutory provisions relating to income limits are “extremely low-income family,” which is defined as a family whose income does not exceed the higher of the poverty guidelines or 30 percent of the Median Family Income for the area; “very low-income family,” which is defined as a family whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the Median Family Income for the area; and “low-income family,” which is defined as a family whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the Median Family Income for the area. Income limits are also adjusted based on family size.

Revised income limits do not impact the eligibility of in-place residents, but certain HUD-assisted properties must use the new limits with new move-ins (and initial certifications) of residents, effective April 1, 2025.

HUD also develops Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project income limits that determine eligibility for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit-financed properties.

Contact: Annalyse Komoroske Denio, akomoroskedenio@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8866