PHA Directory / Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade Payment Standards 2026–27
Miami-Dade Public Housing and Community Development runs the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program for Miami-Dade County outside Hialeah and Miami Beach. It sets its own payment standards — the most it will pay toward rent for each unit size — and federal rules normally require those to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) unless HUD approves an exception. Below are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) figures for the 96 ZIP codes in its area, the benchmark Miami-Dade's schedule is built from.
Miami-Dade Utility Allowances 2026
Monthly allowances for utilities the tenant pays, effective July 1, 2026. Add the allowance for each utility you pay yourself; the total is added to the rent to get the gross rent compared with the payment standard. Source: Miami-Dade PHCD Housing Choice Voucher utility allowance schedule (PDF, effective July 1, 2026) (read October 17, 2026).
| Utility | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 5 BR | 6 BR | 7 BR | 8 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family detached and manufactured home — Heating | |||||||||
| Heating – natural gas | $2 | $2 | $4 | $7 | $9 | $9 | $10 | $11 | $12 |
| Heating – bottled gas | $6 | $6 | $11 | $17 | $23 | $23 | $24 | $25 | $26 |
| Heating – electric resistance | $1 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $4 | $4 | $5 | $5 | $6 |
| Heating – electric heat pump | $0 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 |
| Single-family detached and manufactured home — Cooking | |||||||||
| Cooking – natural gas | $6 | $7 | $11 | $14 | $17 | $20 | $23 | $25 | $27 |
| Cooking – bottled gas | $16 | $19 | $27 | $36 | $44 | $52 | $58 | $63 | $70 |
| Cooking – electric | $5 | $5 | $8 | $10 | $13 | $15 | $17 | $18 | $20 |
| Single-family detached and manufactured home — Other electric and cooling | |||||||||
| Other electric | $26 | $30 | $42 | $54 | $66 | $78 | $90 | $103 | $119 |
| Air conditioning | $16 | $19 | $43 | $69 | $97 | $123 | $142 | $163 | $187 |
| Single-family detached and manufactured home — Water heating | |||||||||
| Water heating – natural gas | $15 | $18 | $26 | $34 | $43 | $51 | $56 | $62 | $68 |
| Water heating – bottled gas | $40 | $47 | $68 | $89 | $110 | $131 | $150 | $173 | $199 |
| Water heating – electric | $12 | $15 | $19 | $23 | $27 | $32 | $37 | $42 | $48 |
| Single-family detached and manufactured home — Water, sewer and trash | |||||||||
| Water | $18 | $20 | $31 | $47 | $70 | $92 | $112 | $134 | $161 |
| Sewer | $35 | $42 | $61 | $84 | $111 | $134 | $155 | $172 | $196 |
| Trash collection | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 |
| Single-family detached and manufactured home — Appliances and charges | |||||||||
| Range / microwave | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 |
| Refrigerator | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 |
| Natural gas base charge | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 |
| Duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartment — Heating | |||||||||
| Heating – natural gas | $2 | $2 | $4 | $7 | $9 | $9 | $10 | $10 | $11 |
| Heating – bottled gas | $5 | $5 | $9 | $14 | $19 | $19 | $20 | $21 | $22 |
| Heating – electric resistance | $1 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $3 | $4 | $4 | $4 | $5 |
| Heating – electric heat pump | $0 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 |
| Duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartment — Cooking | |||||||||
| Cooking – natural gas | $6 | $7 | $11 | $14 | $17 | $20 | $22 | $23 | $24 |
| Cooking – bottled gas | $16 | $19 | $27 | $36 | $44 | $52 | $58 | $63 | $70 |
| Cooking – electric | $5 | $5 | $8 | $10 | $13 | $15 | $17 | $18 | $20 |
| Duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartment — Other electric and cooling | |||||||||
| Other electric | $21 | $25 | $35 | $45 | $55 | $65 | $75 | $86 | $99 |
| Air conditioning | $23 | $27 | $37 | $50 | $63 | $76 | $87 | $101 | $116 |
| Duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartment — Water heating | |||||||||
| Water heating – natural gas | $15 | $18 | $26 | $34 | $43 | $51 | $54 | $58 | $61 |
| Water heating – bottled gas | $40 | $47 | $68 | $89 | $110 | $131 | $150 | $173 | $199 |
| Water heating – electric | $12 | $15 | $19 | $23 | $27 | $31 | $36 | $41 | $47 |
| Duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartment — Water, sewer and trash | |||||||||
| Water | $18 | $20 | $31 | $47 | $70 | $92 | $112 | $134 | $161 |
| Sewer | $35 | $42 | $61 | $84 | $111 | $134 | $155 | $172 | $196 |
| Trash collection | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 |
| Duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartment — Appliances and charges | |||||||||
| Range / microwave | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 |
| Refrigerator | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 |
| Natural gas base charge | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 |
| Apartment 5+ units and high rise — Heating | |||||||||
| Heating – natural gas | $2 | $2 | $4 | $7 | $9 | $9 | $10 | $10 | $11 |
| Heating – bottled gas | $4 | $4 | $8 | $12 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $17 | $18 |
| Heating – electric resistance | $1 | $1 | $2 | $2 | $3 | $3 | $3 | $4 | $4 |
| Heating – electric heat pump | $0 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $2 | $2 |
| Apartment 5+ units and high rise — Cooking | |||||||||
| Cooking – natural gas | $6 | $7 | $11 | $14 | $17 | $20 | $22 | $23 | $24 |
| Cooking – bottled gas | $16 | $19 | $27 | $36 | $44 | $52 | $58 | $63 | $70 |
| Cooking – electric | $5 | $5 | $8 | $10 | $13 | $15 | $17 | $18 | $20 |
| Apartment 5+ units and high rise — Other electric and cooling | |||||||||
| Other electric | $18 | $21 | $29 | $37 | $45 | $53 | $61 | $70 | $81 |
| Air conditioning | $21 | $24 | $34 | $43 | $54 | $66 | $76 | $87 | $100 |
| Apartment 5+ units and high rise — Water heating | |||||||||
| Water heating – natural gas | $12 | $15 | $21 | $28 | $34 | $40 | $43 | $46 | $49 |
| Water heating – bottled gas | $32 | $38 | $54 | $71 | $88 | $105 | $120 | $138 | $159 |
| Water heating – electric | $10 | $12 | $15 | $18 | $21 | $25 | $28 | $33 | $38 |
| Apartment 5+ units and high rise — Water, sewer and trash | |||||||||
| Water | $18 | $20 | $31 | $47 | $70 | $92 | $112 | $134 | $161 |
| Sewer | $35 | $42 | $61 | $84 | $111 | $134 | $155 | $172 | $196 |
| Trash collection | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 | $53 |
| Apartment 5+ units and high rise — Appliances and charges | |||||||||
| Range / microwave | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 | $11 |
| Refrigerator | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 | $16 |
| Natural gas base charge | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 | $25 |
- Miami-Dade PHCD: Three schedules are published: single-family detached and manufactured homes; duplex, attached, 2–4 unit and garden apartments; and apartments with 5+ units and high rises.
- Miami-Dade PHCD: No fuel-oil amounts are printed for heating or water heating.
- Miami-Dade PHCD: The schedule lists a flat monthly natural gas base charge alongside the usage-based gas lines.
- Miami-Dade PHCD: Range/microwave and refrigerator amounts apply when the tenant supplies the appliance.
Contact Miami-Dade
Phone: (786) 469-4100
Address: 701 NW 1st Court, 16th Floor, Miami, FL 33136
HUD rents by ZIP code
2-bedroom HUD figure for each ZIP. Open a ZIP for every unit size.
$2,05033031 Homestead
$2,51033032 Homestead
$2,36033033 Homestead
$2,27033034 Homestead
$2,01033035 Homestead
$2,72033039 Homestead
$2,56033054 Opa Locka
$2,09033055 Opa Locka
$2,45033056 Miami Gardens
$2,44033101 Miami
$2,56033114 Coral Gables
$2,56033116 Miami
$2,56033122 Miami
$3,50033124 Miami
$2,56033125 Miami
$2,47033126 Miami
$2,69033127 Miami
$2,06033128 Miami
$2,12033129 Miami
$3,22033130 Miami
$2,78033131 Miami
$3,85033132 Miami
$3,85033133 Miami
$3,15033134 Miami
$2,86033135 Miami
$2,28033136 Miami
$2,07033137 Miami
$3,46033138 Miami
$2,30033142 Miami
$2,13033143 Miami
$2,96033144 Miami
$2,51033145 Miami
$2,66033146 Miami
$3,85033147 Miami
$2,25033149 Key Biscayne
$3,66033150 Miami
$2,01033152 Miami
$2,56033153 Miami
$2,56033155 Miami
$2,77033156 Miami
$2,82033157 Miami
$2,31033158 Miami
$3,29033160 North Miami Beach
$3,28033161 Miami
$2,45033162 Miami
$2,26033163 Miami
$2,56033164 Miami
$2,56033165 Miami
$2,65033166 Miami
$2,65033167 Miami
$2,17033168 Miami
$2,27033169 Miami
$2,28033170 Miami
$2,40033172 Miami
$2,95033173 Miami
$2,86033174 Miami
$2,60033175 Miami
$2,82033176 Miami
$2,62033177 Miami
$3,03033178 Miami
$3,77033179 Miami
$2,76033180 Miami
$3,80033181 Miami
$2,45033182 Miami
$3,39033183 Miami
$2,73033184 Miami
$2,85033185 Miami
$3,85033186 Miami
$2,80033187 Miami
$3,05033189 Miami
$2,34033190 Miami
$2,52033193 Miami
$2,59033194 Miami
$3,80033195 First Union Bank
$2,56033196 Miami
$3,09033197 Miami
$2,56033198 Miami
$2,56033231 Miami
$2,56033233 Miami
$2,56033234 Miami
$2,56033238 Miami
$2,56033242 Miami
$2,56033243 Miami
$2,56033245 Miami
$2,56033247 Miami
$2,56033255 Miami
$2,56033256 Miami
$2,56033257 Miami
$2,56033261 Miami
$2,56033265 Miami
$2,56033266 Miami
$2,56033269 Miami
$2,56033280 Miami
$2,56033283 Miami
$2,56033296 Miami
$2,560
Rent limits for Miami
Other housing authorities in Florida: Broward County Housing Authority, Tampa Housing Authority
Not sure which authority covers an address? Use the PHA directory.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Miami-Dade payment standard?
A payment standard is the maximum monthly amount Miami-Dade uses to calculate a voucher's housing assistance for a given unit size. Miami-Dade chooses its payment standards, and HUD rules (24 CFR 982.503) normally require them to fall between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the area (the metro-wide FMR, or ZIP-level Small Area FMRs where the authority uses them) — the "basic range". An authority can go above 110% only with an exception payment standard approved by HUD or allowed by HUD notice.
What are Miami-Dade's utility allowances for 2026?
Miami-Dade's current utility allowances took effect on July 1, 2026 (source: Miami-Dade PHCD Housing Choice Voucher utility allowance schedule (PDF, effective July 1, 2026)). For a 2-bedroom, the allowance for a single utility ranges from $1 to $68 a month. Add the allowance for each utility you pay yourself. The total is added to the contract rent, and that gross rent is what is compared with the payment standard, so a unit with tenant-paid utilities needs a lower rent to fit.
Why might Miami-Dade's published amounts differ from the HUD figures on this page?
The figures here are HUD's FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) Small Area FMRs. Miami-Dade sets its own amounts as a percentage of these (anywhere in the 90–110% basic range), and it adopts new amounts on its own schedule. When new HUD figures would put its payment standards outside the basic range, HUD rules require the authority to revise them within three months of the new figures taking effect. Always use Miami-Dade's own published schedule for your actual voucher amount.
Where can I find Miami-Dade's official payment standard schedule?
On Miami-Dade's website (https://www.miamidade.gov/global/housing/contact-public-housing-and-community-development.page) or from your caseworker. Voucher holders also receive the amount for their unit size in their briefing packet.
Does a higher payment standard mean the voucher pays more of my rent?
It raises the ceiling. The housing assistance payment is the lower of the payment standard or the unit's gross rent (rent plus tenant-paid utilities), minus your total tenant payment — usually about 30% of adjusted monthly income (24 CFR 982.505). If a unit's gross rent is above the payment standard, you pay the difference, and at initial lease-up your share can't exceed 40% of adjusted monthly income.
Why do the amounts change by ZIP code?
HUD publishes Small Area FMRs for each ZIP code in Miami-Dade's area rather than one figure for the whole metro area. Some authorities are required to use them and others may choose to; where an authority uses them, its payment standards vary by ZIP too, so higher-rent neighborhoods get higher ceilings. Check Miami-Dade's schedule for the ZIP of the unit, not where you live now.