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Capping the Child Care Expense Allowance

Under the Section 8 program, tenants may be eligible for the child care expense allowance, which allows for reasonable out-of-pocket, unreimbursed child care costs for the care of a child under 13 years of age to be deducted (dollar-for-dollar) from the household income, potentially resulting in a lower tenant rent.

To qualify, the child care must be necessary to, among other things, enable a household member to work. In such cases, the annualized child care expense may be deducted from the applicable household member’s annual employment income.