42 U.S.C. § 8009 — Miscellaneous provisions

This section covers a mix of worker-pay, tax, and status rules for congregate services programs. (a) Utilization of elderly and permanently disabled adult persons. Housing agencies and nonprofits must, as much as practical, use elderly and permanently disabled residents — who aren't themselves eligible project residents — to help provide the services under this chapter. These workers must be paid at least the highest of: the federal minimum wage that would apply if they weren't exempt (1); the state or local minimum wage for similar work (2); or the going pay rate for similar public jobs with the same employer (3). (b) Tax treatment of services received. Except for the wages described in (a), no service a public housing resident receives under this chapter counts as income for any other federal or state program or law. (c) Individuals receiving aid considered residents of own household. People getting services under this chapter are treated as residents of their own households — not as residents of a public institution — for purposes of any other program or law. (d) Regulations. The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out this chapter.