# 24 C.F.R. § 960.201 (2026): Eligibility

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## Section

- **Citation:** 24 C.F.R. § 960.201 (2026)
- **Heading:** Eligibility
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 24 CFR: Housing and Urban Development / Chapter IX: OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT / Part 960: ADMISSION TO, AND OCCUPANCY OF, PUBLIC HOUSING / Subpart B: Admission / § 960.201: § 960.201   Eligibility.

## Text

(a)
Who is eligible?
(1)
Basic eligibility.
An applicant must meet all eligibility requirements in order to receive housing assistance. At a minimum, the applicant must be a family, as defined in § 5.403 of this title, must be income-eligible, as described in this section, and must meet the net asset and property ownership restriction requirements in § 5.618 of this title. Such eligible applicants include single persons.
(2)
Low income limit.
No family other than a low income family is eligible for admission to a PHA's public housing program.
(b)
Income used for eligibility and targeting.
Family annual income (see § 5.609) is used both for determination of income eligibility under paragraph (a) and for PHA income targeting under § 960.202
(c)
Reporting.
The PHA must comply with HUD-prescribed reporting requirements that will permit HUD to maintain the data, as determined by HUD, necessary to monitor compliance with income eligibility and targeting requirement.
[66 FR 28799, May 24, 2001, as amended at 88 FR 9670, Feb. 14, 2023]

## Nearby sections

- [24 C.F.R. § 960.200 (2026) § 960.200   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_200.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.201 (2026) § 960.201   Eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_201.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.202 (2026) § 960.202   Tenant selection policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_202.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.203 (2026) § 960.203   Standards for PHA tenant selection criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_203.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.204 (2026) § 960.204   Denial of admission for criminal activity or drug abuse by household members.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_204.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.205 (2026) § 960.205   Drug use by applicants: Obtaining information from drug treatment facility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_205.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.206 (2026) § 960.206   Waiting list: Local preferences in admission to public housing program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_206.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 960.208 (2026) § 960.208   Notification to applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P960_S960_208.md)

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