West Allis sets 2025 Housing Choice Voucher payment standards at 110% of HUD fair market rent
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The Community Development Authority adopted a resolution setting payment standards used in the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program at 110% of HUD fair market rents for 2025; staff said the authority manages about 625 vouchers and has a waiting list of roughly 1,500 people.
The Community Development Authority of the City of West Allis adopted a resolution to establish 2025 payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher program at 110% of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) fair market rents.
“The extension rent assistance program, each year has to adopt a fair market rent standard,” Patrick Slausch, executive director of the Community Development Authority, said. He explained the authority typically uses 110% of HUD fair market rents to remain competitive in the regional rental market and noted the authority had increased the standard to 120% during the COVID period when rents rose rapidly.
Slausch said the authority has 625 vouchers available and that it averages about 528 people actively using the program; he said there are “over 1,500 some people on the waiting list.” He also noted that some vouchers are project‑based — for example, a 100‑voucher allocation at Boyd Road Senior Housing.
Under the payment standard, the authority sets the maximum rent it will subsidize (subject to HUD rules and a tenant's income and utility allowances); staff said the higher percentage helps participants find units in competitive markets.
A roll call vote to adopt the resolution was taken; members voting in favor included Wayne Clark, Alderman Dina Keane, Marty Weigel, Mike Suter, Richard Badger and Tom Medley. The resolution passed.
Staff said voucher applicants undergo income verification and background checks consistent with HUD requirements and that vouchers are portable, meaning participants can use them at properties outside the city subject to program rules.
