SAFMR Payment Standards for 2025

Community Services – Glendale Housing Authority 
7677 W Bethany Home Road, Bldg E 
 
 
623.930.2180 
Glendale, AZ 85303 
 
 
GLENDALE HOUSING AUTHORITY 2025 PAYMENT STANDARDS 
EFFECTIVE 01/01/2025 
In the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, payment standards are used in the 
calculation of Housing Assistance Payments (HAPs) that the PHA pays to the owner 
on behalf of the family leasing the unit. 
Payment standards are the maximum monthly assistance that the PHA will pay 
on behalf of the family. 
The payment standard for a family is the lower of: 
 Payment standard for the family’s unit size indicated on the voucher; or 
 Payment standard for the size of the unit leased by the family. 
Additional factors that influence the Housing Assistance Payment to the owner 
include the family's size and income, utilities the family is responsible for, and the 
cost of comparable units in the area. 
Glendale Housing Authority (GHA) has been designated by the U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a SAFMR PHA and, in accordance with 24 
CFR 982.503, is required to implement SAFMR-based payment standards no later 
than January 1, 2025. SAFMRs are FMRs calculated at the ZIP code level, rather than 
for the entire metropolitan area. SAFMRs are intended to more accurately reflect the 
local market and provide families with access to low-poverty and high-opportunity 
areas by providing rental assistance at a level that makes the higher rents in such 
areas affordable for them. 
Glendale Housing Authority has elected to use the Hold Harmless Policy for 
implementing the new payment standards.  
HOLD HARMLESS POLICY:  
 The PHA will establish a payment standards for each zip code to ensure they 
are between the 90-110% basic range of the SAMFR. 
 If the amount on the payment standard schedule is decreased while the family 
continues to reside in the assisted unit, the payment standard in effect as of the 
recertification prior to the decrease will remain in place. The payment standard 
shall be frozen at this level until such time as one of the following occurs: 
 The payment standard is equal to or above the frozen level.

Community Services – Glendale Housing Authority 
7677 W Bethany Home Road, Bldg E 
 
 
623.930.2180 
Glendale, AZ 85303 
 
 
 The Family moves. 
 A change in household composition requires a change in payment standard at the 
next annual reexamination. 
 
Glendale’s Payment Standards by Zip Code Chart: 
0BR
1BR
2BR
3BR
4BR
5BR
6BR
85301
1,320
$        
1,440
$        
1,690
$        
2,290
$        
2,610
$        
3,001
$        
3,393
$        
85302
1,320
$        
1,140
$        
1,859
$        
2,519
$        
2,871
$        
3,301
$        
3,732
$        
85303
1,490
$        
1,640
$        
1,900
$        
2,560
$        
2,860
$        
3,289
$        
3,718
$        
85304
1,430
$        
1,570
$        
2,002
$        
2,573
$        
3,014
$        
3,466
$        
3,986
$        
85305
1,760
$        
1,930
$        
2,240
$        
3,010
$        
3,370
$        
3,876
$        
4,457
$        
85306
1,510
$        
1,650
$        
1,920
$        
2,580
$        
2,890
$        
3,324
$        
3,823
$        
85307
1,670
$        
1,830
$        
2,130
$        
2,870
$        
3,200
$        
3,680
$        
4,232
$        
85308
1,760
$        
1,930
$        
2,240
$        
3,010
$        
3,370
$        
3,875
$        
4,456
$        
85309
1,940
$        
2,130
$        
2,480
$        
3,330
$        
3,730
$        
4,290
$        
4,934
$        
85310
2,190
$        
2,400
$        
2,790
$        
3,750
$        
4,200
$        
4,830
$        
5,555
$        
Note:
85311, 85312, 85318, & 85320 are zip codes used for PO Boxes.