| (a) A Program Participant must satisfy the eligibility
requirements by meeting the appropriate definition of Homeless or
At-risk of Homelessness in this Chapter, relating to Homelessness
Programs, including but not limited to applicable income requirements.
(b) A Program Participant who is Homeless qualifies
for emergency shelter, Transitional Living Activities, case management,
essential services, and homeless assistance.
(c) A Program Participant who is At-risk of Homelessness
qualifies for case management, essential services, and homeless prevention.
(d) The Subrecipient shall establish income limits
that do not exceed the moderate income level pursuant to Tex. Gov't
Code §2306.152 in its written policies and procedures, and may
adopt the income limit calculation method and procedures in HUD Handbook
4350 to satisfy this requirement.
(e) Recertification. Recertification is required for
Program Participants receiving homelessness prevention and homelessness
assistance within 12 months of the assistance start date. Subrecipient's
written policies may require more frequent recertification. At a minimum,
recertification includes that Program Participants receiving homelessness
prevention or homelessness assistance:
(1) meet the income eligibility requirements as established
by the Subrecipient , if such limits are implemented in the Subrecipient's
policies and procedures and required to be reviewed at Recertification;
and
(2) lack sufficient resources and support networks
necessary to retain housing without assistance.
(f) Break in service. The Subrecipient must document
eligibility before providing services after a break in service. A
break in service occurs when a previously assisted household has exited
the program and is no longer receiving services through Homeless Programs.
Upon reentry into HHSP, the Household is required to complete a new
intake application and provide updated source documentation, if applicable.
The Subrecipient would not need to document further eligibility for
HHSP if the Program Participant is currently receiving assistance
through ESG.
(g) Program participant files. Subrecipient or their
Subgrantees shall maintain Program Participant files, for non-emergency
activities providing direct subsidy to or on behalf of a Program Participant
that contain the following:
(1) an Intake Application, including the signature
or legally identifying mark of all adult Household members certifying
the validity of information provided, an area to identify the staff
person completing the intake application, and the language as required
by Tex. Gov't Code §434.212;
(2) certification from the Applicant that they meet
the definition of Homeless or At-risk of Homelessness. The certification
must include the Program Participant's signature or legally identifying
mark;
(3) documentation of income eligibility, if applicable,
which may include a DIS if documentation is unobtainable;
(4) documentation of annual recertification, as applicable,
including income eligibility determination and verification that the
Program Participant lacks sufficient resources and supports networks
necessary to retain housing without assistance;
(5) documentation of determination of ineligibility
for assistance when assistance is denied. Documentation must include
the reason for the determination of ineligibility;
(6) copies of all leases and rental assistance agreements
for the provision of rental assistance, documentation of payments
made to owners for the provision of rental assistance, and supporting
documentation for these payments, including dates of occupancy by
Program Participants;
(7) documentation of the monthly allowance for utilities
used to determine compliance with the rent restriction; and
(8) documentation that the Dwelling Unit for Program
Participants receiving rental assistance complies with the Housing
Standards in this Chapter, relating to Homelessness Programs.
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