Section 29-7608. UTILITY ARREARAGE AND UTILITY DEPOSIT

 

7608.1 HPRP assistance may be provided to pay for utility arrearages. 

 

7608.2The HPRP assistance for utility arrearages shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for an individual or three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) for a family.  The HPRP program shall make the determination regarding the appropriate amount of the HPRP benefit in accordance with subsection 7605.2 and other provisions of this chapter.  The maximum amounts provided in this section do not entitle an eligible household to the maximum allowed benefit, nor require the Provider to provide the maximum amount in HPRP assistance.

 

7608.3HPRP assistance may be provided to pay a utility deposit to ensure that an eligible household receives utility services.  Provision of a utility deposit as an HPRP benefit will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the HPRP Provider, taking into consideration the unique circumstances of the eligible household that makes a utility deposit necessary.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Human Services (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 7, 28, 30 and 31 of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 (HSRA), effective October 22, 2005 ( D.C. Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-753.01, 4-755.01, 4-756.01 and 4-756.02 (2006 Supp.)), Mayor’s Order 2006-20, dated February 13, 2006, and Mayor’s Order 2007-80, dated April 2, 2007.

source

Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 2116 (March 12, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5973 (July 9, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 1566, 1581 (February 25, 2011).