Veterans disability benefits are excluded from income for supported housing
What the document says“``(iv) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to the income in the definition of adjusted income;”
The section adds a new clause to section 3(b)(4)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 excluding a veteran's disability benefits under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38 from income when deciding eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), while keeping those amounts in income for the definition of adjusted income.
What the document actually says“``(iv) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to the income in the definition of adjusted income;”
Some veterans get disability pay. That pay is left out when income is counted. That holds for one voucher program. It still counts in a figure called adjusted income.
Income decides who may join a housing program. Counting that pay can push a veteran over the line. Leaving it out lets more veterans get in.
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