If you are working within the City of Atlanta, you may use the alternative City of Atlanta Payment Standards.
Please Note: If the property is including utilities in the total monthly charge to the household, the total amount (rent + utilities) should be identified on the GHVP-5 to accurately calculate affordability and the household's portion. Without doing this, the household will face additional financial burden.
Attached below is the latest GHVP-5 form which helps automatically calculate the relevant payment standards based on housing size and location.
After adding in income and utility details, it will also help calculate the GHVP payment amount, tenant rental amount and identify whether it meets program requirements for income limits.
This version reflects FY2025 HUD payment standards at the 100% level.
In 2025, DCA reduced their FMR rates from 110% of the payment standard to 100% of the payment standard in response to federal funding constraints. DBHDD has followed suit so that GHVP participants are positioned to be able to transition into an HCV voucher without creating affordability challenges from paying a higher standard than HCV. In the City of Atlanta, you may use the Atlanta Housing standards as once an HCV is ported into Atlanta, it will honor AH's payment standards.