D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7811
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 29-7811 - [Effective until 1/15/2025] FINANCIAL INCENTIVES78 11.1The Department, subject to funding availability, may award a financial incentive to an FRSP participant who meets program goals related to exiting the program earlier than the twelve (12) month program timeframe to stable housing within specific timeframes. The participant may use these awarded funds only to pay rent or utilities.
7811.2The FRSP financial incentive shall be in the amounts indicated in Section 7811.3.
7811.3An FRSP participant shall qualify for an FRSP financial incentive if they achieve one of the following indicators of housing stability, subject to availability of funding:
(a) If the participant has signed a lease in their current housing unit or in a new housing unit supported by a long-term housing voucher, including PSH, TAH, District Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) Family Unification, District Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), or Section 8, within thirty (30) calendar days of approval for the voucher, the participant is eligible to receive up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250).(b) If the participant's household wages earned and unearned, are enough to afford rent at fifty percent (50%) Rent Burden or less within six (6) months of being in the program, the participant is eligible to receive up to two thousand dollars ($2,000). If this goal is reached after six (6) months but within twelve (12) months of being in the program, the participant is eligible to receive up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) If the participant has moved in or is planning to move in with family or friends and has a written commitment that they can live at that location for at least a year within six (6) months of being in the program, the participant is eligible to receive up to two thousand dollars ($2,000). If this goal is reached after six (6) months but within twelve (12) months of being in the program, the participant is eligible to receive up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).(d) If the participant has entered into a shared housing agreement where the participant will be able to live in the housing for at least a year paying fifty percent (50%) Rent Burden or less within six (6) months of being in the program, the participant is eligible to receive up to two thousand dollars ($2,000). If this goal is reached after six (6) months but within twelve (12) months of being in the program, the participant is eligible to receive up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7811
Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 11691 (9/27/2024), exp. 1/15/2025 (Emergency)