Minnesota Housing Releases Updated Rent and Income Limits

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Kelly Conrad

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026) rent and income limits. These limits are now available on Minnesota Housing’s Multifamily Rent and Income Limits webpage. Minnesota Housing uses the HUD published limits to compute income and rent limits for Multifamily loan programs.

HUD published FY2026 income limits for the Section 8 Program and Multifamily Tax Subsidy Projects (MTSP) for Housing Tax Credits (HTC) and Tax-Exempt Bond financed properties. Per HUD, these limits have an effective date of May 1, 2026.

Based on these updates, the following FY2026 income and rent limits are now available on Minnesota Housing’s Multifamily Rent and Income Limits webpage:

• Section 8 limits and related transmittal notice
• MTSP rent and income limits, Tables A through R
• Deferred loan rent and income limits
• Affordable to Local Workforce rent limits
• Supportive Housing Standards
• Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIB) income limits for senior housing
• Low and Moderate Income Rental program (LMIR) income limits

Important Reminders

• Owners must get approval for rent increases on properties with a Minnesota Housing amortizing first mortgage. If you have questions, contact your assigned Minnesota Housing asset manager.
• Owners are not required to charge the maximum rent allowed or to increase rents based solely on the publication of updated rent limits.
• Please note that the limits in several counties decreased from FY2025.

Questions?  Contact Kate Norman at 651.539.9765 or kate.norman@state.mn.us.