Changes to eligibility for homeless programs
Good Morning,
HUD has changed the eligiblity requirements for permanent supportive housing programs funded through the Continuum of Care process.
*STARTING WITH ALL NEW AND RENEWAL 2005 GRANTS (THOSE BEGINNING WITH NC19B OR NC19C), PERSONS SERVED BY PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS (SHP – PERMANENT HOUSING COMPONENT AND THE SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM) CAN ONLY COME FROM THE HOMELESS SITUATIONS LISTED UNDER #’S 1,2,3 OR 4 BELOW.
__1__ (Places Not Meant for Human Habitation); or
__2__ written statement prepared by the participant about the participant’s previous living place (if unable to verify by outreach worker or service worker). Have the participant sign and date; or
__3__ (Shelter); or
__4__ transitional housing facility as well as written verification that the participant was living on the streets or an emergency shelter prior to living in the transitional housing facility.
**STARTING WITH THE 2005 AWARDS (THOSE STARTING WITH NC19B OR NC19C), ALL PROJECTS FUNDED AS #1 TOP PRIORITY BONUS (SAMARITAN INITITIVE) PROJECTS MUST SERVE ONLY CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS (INDIVIDUALS). THESE INDIVIDUALS MUST MEET THE DEFINITION ABOVE FOR “CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PERSONS” AS WELL AS THE REQUIREMENT THAT THEY COME FROM HOMELESS SITUATIONS LISTED UNDER #’S 1, 2, 3 OR 4 ON PAGE 1 OF THIS DOCUMENT.
there is further discussion about the definition of homelessness in my prior post.
