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7004-0101 - Emergency Assistance - Family Shelters and Services
| Account | Description | FY2010 GAA |
FY2011 House 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7004-0101 | Emergency Assistance - Family Shelters and Services For certain expenses of the emergency assistance program including contracted family shelters, short term housing assistance, and programs to reduce or prevent homelessness; provided, that eligibility shall be limited to families with income at or below 115 per cent of the federal poverty level; provided further, that any family whose income exceeds 115 per cent of the federal poverty level while the family is receiving assistance funded by this item shall not become ineligible for assistance due to exceeding the income limit for a period of 6 months from the date that the 115 per cent level was exceeded; provided further, that the department shall establish reasonable requirements for such families to escrow some portion of their income; provided further, that any such escrowed funds shall be exempt from otherwise applicable asset limits; provided further, that the family may withdraw the amount placed in escrow upon transition to permanent housing or losing eligibility for shelter services; provided further, that benefits under this item shall be provided only to residents who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence; provided further, that the department shall take all steps necessary to enforce regulations to prevent abuse in the emergency assistance program; provided further, that no emergency assistance expenditures shall be paid from this item unless explicitly authorized; provided further, that if the closest available placement is not within 20 miles of the household's home community, the household shall be transferred to an appropriate shelter within 20 miles of its home community within a reasonable amount of time consistent with the efficient administration of the program unless the household requests otherwise; provided further, that eligibility for shelter by an otherwise eligible family shall not be impaired by prior receipt of any non-shelter benefit; provided further, that the department shall make reasonable efforts consistent with the efficient administration of the program to ensure that children receiving services from this item shall continue attending school in the community in which they lived prior to receiving services funded from this item; provided further, that notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall immediately provide shelter for up to 10 days to families who appear to be eligible for such shelter based on statements provided by the family and any other information in the possession of the department but who need additional time to obtain any third-party verifications of eligibility reasonably required by the department; provided further, that shelter benefits received under the preceding proviso shall not render a family ineligible under any regulation providing that a family who previously received shelter is thereafter ineligible for shelter benefits; and provided further, that the department shall not impose unreasonable requirements for third-party verification and shall accept verifications from the family whenever reasonable |
91,605,510 | 113,495,478 |
Increased funding to meet projected need.
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