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Past Housing

This subcategory contains materials on shelter denials based on homelessness allegedly being caused by particular actions in past housing, such as criminal activity, destruction of property, nonpayment of subsidized rent, etc.

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PDF Document Field Op 97-023 Denial of EA Benefits for Households Evict. from Pub. Housing3/26/1997
PDF Document Field Op Memo 2006-04: EA - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding EA Eligiblilty

In an effort to achieve consistency as it relates to processing Emergency Assistance applications, as well as to ensure program integrity on a statewide level, a series of frequently asked questions relative to EA eligibility has been developed. The following questions and answers are intended to clarify some of the difficult EA regulations that may cause confusion for field staff.

1/11/2006
PDF Document FYI: 236 or 221D3 Housing Subsidy: Eligibility for EA Temporary Emergency Shelter Benefits and Rental Allowance

When an applicant for EA was evicted from one of these subsidized apartments fohousing units for nonpayment of rent, the case worker must investigate further to see if the person is eligible for EA or not. It depends on whether the applicant's rent was subsidized as that term is used in EA regulations, i.e. that  the tenant's rent amount was not based on a percentage of the tenant's income. It is irrelevant whether or not the landlord got a subsidy, which is what the basis of 236 and 221D3 programs.

4/23/2001
PDF Document Hotline Focus - 3/04

EA: Intervening housing since eviction from subsidized apartment for nonpayment; TAFDC: step-grandparents not eligible based on relationship requirement.

3/1/2004


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