excess shelter cost A household's monthly shelter expenses that are more than fifty percent of the household's monthly income after all other allowable deductions. The household's shelter deduction is this excess up to an established limit.

A household's monthly shelter expenses that are more than fifty percent of the household's monthly income The money a household receives from any source. after all other allowable deductions. The household's shelter deduction The deduction given for a household's shelter expenses in excess of 50 percent of its monthly income after all other deductions, subject to maximum limits unless the household contains an elderly or disabled individual. is this excess up to an established limit.