D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7906

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 43, October 25, 2024

Rule 29-7906 - RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

7906.1

An enrolled household is eligible to receive up to five (5) years of assistance under the DC Flex Program. To remain eligible for the Program, each enrolled household shall complete a recertification process annually.

7906.2

A household shall remain eligible for the Program if the household continues to meet requirements set forth in §§7901.1- 7901.3 and continues to be eligible for services under the Continuum of Care.

7906.3

Additionally, the household shall meet the following to remain eligible for the Program:

(a) Has a total annual income less than or equal to the recertification income limit, based on the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Median Family Income Limits for the Washington DC Metropolitan Region, to be published by DHS not less than annually. The recertification limit shall not be less than forty percent (40%) of Family Median Income;

(b) Is headed by a person who is eighteen (18) years old or older;

(c) Is headed by a person who is currently employed or was employed within thirty (30) days before recertification;

(d) Is current on their rent at recertification;

(e) Has physical custody of at least one minor or dependent child, if the household is enrolled in as a family; and

(f) Has not accessed any non-Program source of emergency, temporary, or permanent government-funded rental assistance:

(1) Before exhausting its annual allotment of Program funds and any remaining Program funds from the previous year; or

(2) More than once during the previous year.

7906.4

The Provider shall conduct a recertification assessment of each household to confirm the household meets the Program's recertification standards.

7906.5

A household that does not meet the recertification requirements set forth in this section shall no longer be eligible for the Program. If the Department determines that a household is no longer eligible for the Program, the Provider shall provide oral and written notice of program exit to the household pursuant to Section 22 b of the Act (D.C. Official Code §§ 4-754.36 b) at least thirty (30) days before the effective date of the program exit. This notice will specify the recertification requirements the household did not meet during its recertification assessment.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 29, r. 29-7906

Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 14135 (12/28/2018); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 3264 (3/20/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 9406 (7/26/2024)