HOUSING SUBSIDY
ISSUE DATE: 04/2013
MFIP:
Count up to $50 of the value of public housing, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project-based properties, and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) rental subsidies provided through HUD, as unearned income toward the cash portion of the MFIP grant. Count the full amount of the subsidy if it is less than $50.
The provision of counting up to $50 of housing DOES NOT apply to the following types of housing:
● | Bridges (funded by DHS and Minnesota Housing Finance Agency). |
● | Housing paid for by the HUD McKinney-Vento homeless funding streams including the Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions grants. |
● | Housing funded by HUD programs that serve persons with AIDS (HOPWA); seniors (Section 202); and individuals with disabilities (Section 236, Section 811 and Mainstream Vouchers). |
● | Minnesota Housing Finance Agency funded rental properties to end long term homelessness (e.g. Ending Long-Term Homelessness Initiative Fund, Housing Trust Fund for Long-Term Homelessness, etc.). |
● | Minnesota Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund (funded through DHS grants). |
● | Housing properties built with specific tax credits allowance for real estate developers. |
EXEMPTIONS:
The policy also does not apply to an assistance unit which includes a participant who is:
● | Age 60 or older. |
OR | |
● | A caregiver who is suffering from an illness, injury, or incapacity that has been certified by a qualified professional when the illness, injury, or incapacity is expected to continue for more than 30 days and the condition severely limits the person’s ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment. |
OR | |
● | A caregiver whose presence in the home is required due to the illness or incapacity of another member in the assistance unit, a relative in the household, or a foster child in the household when the illness/incapacity and the need for the participant’s presence in the home has been certified by a qualified professional and is expected to continue for more than 30 days. This includes participants who have family members in the home who meet the Special Medical Criteria or receive waivered services. |
OR | |
● | A caregiver who is an SSI recipient. NOTE: Do NOT apply this exemption to families with a child on SSI. |
Apply the following procedures for someone who lives in public housing, a HUD project-based property, or a Section 8 rental property:
● | Deny applications when applicants do not provide verification of the amount of the subsidy. |
● | Close cases of participants who fail to provide verification of the rent subsidy amount: |
- | At the time of the Recertification. |
OR | |
- | When there is a change in the amount of the subsidy. |
OR | |
- | When the participant moves to a property that provides a subsidy to the MFIP unit. |
For MAXIS procedures or information on how to properly complete the STAT/SHEL panel, see TEMP Manual TE02.08.159 (Housing Subsidy).
WB, DWP, SNAP, MSA, GA, GRH
No provisions.
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