# 24 CFR § 982.608: Congregate housing: Voucher housing assistance payment

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.608

## Section

- **Citation:** 24 CFR § 982.608
- **Heading:** Congregate housing: Voucher housing assistance payment
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 24—Housing and Urban Development > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT > PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM > Subpart M—Special Housing Types > Congregate Housing

## Text

(a) Unless there is a live-in aide:
(1) For a family residing in congregate housing, the payment standard is the zero-bedroom payment standard amount on the PHA payment standard schedule. For a family residing in congregate housing in an exception area, the payment standard is the HUD-approved zero-bedroom exception payment standard amount.
(2) However, if there are two or more rooms in the unit (not including kitchen or sanitary facilities), the payment standard for a family residing in congregate housing is the one-bedroom payment standard amount.
(b) If there is a live-in aide, the live-in aide must be counted in determining the family unit size.
[63 FR 23865, Apr. 30, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 26650, May 14, 1999]

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