HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 4.5.4 Changes in Household Composition
Recertifications also include changes in family composition, because they may affect both the determination of family annual and adjusted income for purposes of determining rent.632 Changes in family composition at regular recertification may also affect the subsidy paid under the PHA’s subsidy standards for the Voucher program,633 and the appropriate unit size for public housing634 and Project-Based Section 8 programs.