Income Calculations
October 30, 2019
On Oct. 10, the Social Security Administration announced that the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase 1.6 percent in 2020. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 63 million Social Security...
In the News
October 30, 2019
Freddie Mac recently released a white paper highlighting the role that the LIHTC program serves in the rural Lower Mississippi Delta. The report shows that the LIHTC program supports a substantial percentage (39.2 percent) of multifamily rental housing in the region, more than three times the...
In the News
October 30, 2019
The New Democrat Coalition (NDC) is a Congressional Member Organization within the U.S. Congress made up of centrist Democrats who support an agenda that the organization describes as “moderate” and “pro-growth” and who support a balanced budget. Entering the 116th Congress...
In the News
October 30, 2019
An Indiana Tax Court recently reversed an Indiana Board of Tax Review’s final determination that concluded a low-income apartment complex owner failed to prove it qualified for a charitable purposes exemption. In 2007, the owner purchased a HUD site for low-income renters in the county. The...
Feature
September 25, 2019
How you calculate the income of a low-income household member depends on whether that member is an “adult” or a “dependent,” as defined by HUD. But the difference between the two isn’t as obvious as you might think. The HUD Handbook specifically defines these terms,...
