[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 4] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR983.260] [Page 676] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 983_SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED CERTIFICATE PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart F_Rent and Housing Assistance Payment Sec. 983.260 Housing assistance payment: Amount and distribution. (a) Amount. The monthly housing assistance payment equals the gross rent, minus the higher of: (1) The total tenant payment; or (2) The minimum rent as required by law. (b) Distribution. The monthly housing assistance payment is distributed as follows: (1) The HA pays the owner the lesser of the housing assistance payment or the rent to owner. (2) If the housing assistance payment exceeds the rent to owner, the HA may pay the balance of the housing assistance payment either to the family or directly to the utility supplier to pay the utility bill.