Must rent levels be maintained at the local shelter allowance maximum? Can operating budgets show annual increases in HHAP public assistance rental income?
Unless you have committed supplemental funding sources (i.e., per diem reimbursement, Section 8, SHP), rents must be maintained at the public assistance shelter allowance or 30% of adjusted gross income. In as much as we do not want to penalize providers who are successful in assisting residents gain employment, on a case-by-case basis, HHAC will entertain reviewing the rental structure. Our primary concern is that rents remain affordable for formerly homeless households. If your operating budget is based solely on the public assistance shelter allowance, you should not project annual increases.
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