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Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) - Gross Household Income Deductions - Massachusetts

Net household income is determined for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) after determining gross household income exclusions, less the following deductions:

·       A deduction of five percent (5%) of the gross income of a Participant household whose head or co-head is at least sixty (60) years of age or where the head of household, co-head, or a household member is handicapped.

·      Payments for necessary medical expenses (including co-payment amounts) which are not covered by insurance or otherwise reimbursed, provided that those expenses are in excess of 3% of annual gross household income and are paid by household members. Payments for medical health insurance are considered medical expenses.

·      Payments for the care of child(ren) or of a sick or incapacitated household member provided that the local housing authority has determined the payments to be necessary for the employment of another household member who would otherwise have provided the care.

·      Child support, separate support, and/or alimony paid under court order or court approved agreement by a household member for the support of a minor child, spouse, or ex-spouse, not residing with the household.

·      Non-reimbursable payments of tuition and fees of vocationally related post-secondary education of a household member who is not a full-time student.

·      Non-reimbursable payments for reasonable and necessary housekeeping or personal care services for a household member with a disability who as a result of the disability is physically unable to perform the housekeeping or personal care services, provided that no household member is reasonably available to perform these services.

·      Travel expense, in excess of the cost of the least expensive available transportation, for a household member with a disability who as a result of the disability is physically unable to use the least expensive available transportation and who uses the least expensive transportation practical in connection with necessary activities which cannot be performed by another household member.

For more information, see:

Rental Housing Program (MRVP) - Overview - Massachusetts

Rental Housing Program - Household - Massachusetts

Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) - Gross Household Income Overview - Massachusetts

Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) - Gross Household Income Exclusions - Massachusetts

Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) - Countable Income - Massachusetts

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