Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on March 30, 2020 for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the U.S. Trustee Program. The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return. Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household. The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses. Maximum Monthly Allowance County 2020 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 1 2020 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 2 2020 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 3 2020 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 4 2020 Published Housing and Utilities for a Family of 5 Acadia Parish 1,120 1,315 1,386 1,545 1,570 Allen Parish 1,116 1,311 1,381 1,540 1,565 Ascension Parish 1,441 1,693 1,784 1,989 2,021 Assumption Parish 1,179 1,385 1,459 1,627 1,653 Avoyelles Parish 1,068 1,255 1,322 1,474 1,498 Beauregard Parish 1,166 1,369 1,443 1,609 1,635 Bienville Parish 987 1,160 1,222 1,363 1,385 Bossier Parish 1,320 1,551 1,634 1,822 1,851 Caddo Parish 1,257 1,477 1,556 1,735 1,763 Calcasieu Parish 1,248 1,466 1,545 1,723 1,750 Caldwell Parish 1,117 1,312 1,382 1,541 1,566 Cameron Parish 1,239 1,455 1,533 1,709 1,737 Catahoula Parish 1,003 1,178 1,241 1,384 1,406 Claiborne Parish 1,068 1,255 1,322 1,474 1,498 Concordia Parish 1,067 1,253 1,320 1,472 1,496 De Soto Parish 1,117 1,312 1,382 1,541 1,566 East Baton Rouge Parish 1,414 1,661 1,750 1,951 1,983 East Carroll Parish 1,137 1,335 1,407 1,569 1,594 East Feliciana Parish 1,164 1,367 1,440 1,606 1,632 Evangeline Parish 1,084 1,274 1,342 1,496 1,520 Franklin Parish 1,007 1,182 1,246 1,389 1,412 Grant Parish 1,109 1,302 1,372 1,530 1,554 Iberia Parish 1,150 1,350 1,423 1,587 1,612 Iberville Parish 1,222 1,435 1,512 1,686 1,713 Jackson Parish 1,038 1,219 1,285 1,433 1,456 Jefferson Davis Parish 1,186 1,393 1,468 1,637 1,663 Jefferson Parish 1,472 1,729 1,822 2,032 2,064 La Salle Parish 1,189 1,397 1,472 1,641 1,668 Lafayette Parish 1,390 1,632 1,720 1,918 1,949 Lafourche Parish 1,294 1,520 1,602 1,786 1,815 Lincoln Parish 1,315 1,544 1,627 1,814 1,843 Livingston Parish 1,350 1,586 1,671 1,863 1,893 Madison Parish 987 1,160 1,222 1,363 1,385 Morehouse Parish 1,112 1,306 1,376 1,534 1,559 Natchitoches Parish 1,231 1,445 1,523 1,698 1,726 Orleans Parish 1,694 1,989 2,096 2,337 2,375 Ouachita Parish 1,221 1,434 1,511 1,685 1,712 Plaquemines Parish 1,509 1,773 1,868 2,083 2,116 Pointe Coupee Parish 1,203 1,413 1,489 1,660 1,687 Rapides Parish 1,249 1,467 1,546 1,724 1,752 Red River Parish 1,161 1,364 1,437 1,602 1,628 Richland Parish 1,107 1,300 1,370 1,528 1,552 Sabine Parish 1,105 1,298 1,368 1,525 1,550 St. Bernard Parish 1,178 1,384 1,458 1,626 1,652 St. Charles Parish 1,509 1,773 1,868 2,083 2,116 St. Helena Parish 1,142 1,341 1,413 1,575 1,601 St. James Parish 1,336 1,570 1,654 1,844 1,874 St. John the Baptist Parish 1,285 1,509 1,590 1,773 1,801 St. Landry Parish 1,060 1,245 1,312 1,463 1,486 St. Martin Parish 1,169 1,373 1,447 1,613 1,639 St. Mary Parish 1,170 1,374 1,448 1,615 1,641 St. Tammany Parish 1,570 1,844 1,943 2,166 2,201 Tangipahoa Parish 1,265 1,486 1,566 1,746 1,774 Tensas Parish 1,035 1,216 1,281 1,428 1,451 Terrebonne Parish 1,343 1,577 1,662 1,853 1,883 Union Parish 1,147 1,347 1,419 1,582 1,608 Vermilion Parish 1,155 1,356 1,429 1,593 1,619 Vernon Parish 1,175 1,380 1,454 1,621 1,647 Washington Parish 1,042 1,224 1,290 1,438 1,462 Webster Parish 1,086 1,275 1,344 1,499 1,523 West Baton Rouge Parish 1,461 1,716 1,808 2,016 2,048 West Carroll Parish 1,004 1,180 1,243 1,386 1,408 West Feliciana Parish 1,410 1,656 1,745 1,946 1,977 Winn Parish 1,067 1,253 1,320 1,472 1,496 Related Topics Local Standards: Housing and Utilities