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Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Payment Standard 2023

In order to maximize HCV participant choice, program flexibility and increase affordable housing availability in low poverty areas and reduce areas of minority concentration, the DCHA Board of Commissioners adopted the FY2023 Payment Standards, effective October 1, 2022, at 187% of the new HUD Fair Market Rent (FMR) for all Housing Choice Voucher Programs.

The DCHA maximum Payment Standards are as follows:

Number of Bedrooms	Payment Standard (Maximum)
Efficiency	Up to $2971
1 Bedroom	Up to $3020
2 Bedroom	Up to $3437
3 Bedroom	Up to $4299
4 Bedroom	Up to $5128
5 Bedroom	Up to $5897
6 Bedroom	Up to $6666
*Please note the above payment standards do not validate the worth of the voucher.*

The Payment Standard is the maximum rent allowable for an applicable bedroom size unit. All rents for units under Housing Assistance Payment contracts are subject to rent reasonableness standards in regard to comparable market rate rental units.