HUD Releases 2018 Utility Allowance Factors
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
HUD has released the 2018 Utility Allowance Factors. They become effective with adjustments made on (and after) the 2018 OCAF effective date (2/11/18.) The factors can be found here.
Below is a summary of the states in which we operate. For those that have a negative factor, you may want to reach out to the O/A to inform them of the negative factor.
|
Oil
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Natural Gas
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Electric
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Water/Sewer/Trash
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CALIFORNIA
|
1.131
|
1.046
|
1.024
|
1.032
|
District of Columbia
|
1.107
|
0.950
|
0.991
|
1.032
|
FLORIDA
|
1.071
|
0.985
|
0.971
|
1.032
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NEW YORK
|
1.115
|
0.967
|
0.949
|
1.032
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OHIO
|
1.119
|
0.960
|
0.959
|
1.032
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS**
|
1.131
|
0.970
|
0.992
|
1.032
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** Expenditure data on oil, electric, and gas for the Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands is not available. Data for the U.S is used as the best available indicator for OCAFs