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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-78. FAMILY RE-HOUSING AND STABILIZATION PROGRAM |
Section 29-7899. DEFINITIONS
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7899.1The terms and definitions in 29 DCMR § 2599 are incorporated by reference in this chapter.
7899.2For the purposes of this chapter, the following additional terms shall have the meanings ascribed:
Approved Budget Plan – An estimate of costs, revenues, and resources over a specified period, reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals. A budget serves also as a: (1) plan of action for achieving quantified objectives, (2) standard for measuring performance, and (3) device for coping with foreseeable adverse situations.
Authorized representative – an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, who is acting responsibly on behalf of the applicant, and has sufficient knowledge of the applicant’s circumstances to provide or obtain necessary information about the applicant, or a person who has legal authorization to act on behalf of the applicant.
Eligibility Provider – an organization that receives Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program funds and is authorized to determine eligibility and administer Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program services, including the payment of rental subsidies.
Family -- (A) A group of individuals with at least one minor or dependent child, regardless of blood relationship, age, or marriage, whose history and statements reasonably tend to demonstrate that they intend to remain together as a family unit; or (B) A pregnant woman in her third trimester.
Housing stability – the ability to pay housing costs with or without assistance from another source, including rent and utilities, or to secure other viable and secure housing options necessary to retain housing without Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program assistance.
Individual Responsibility Plan – the self-sufficiency plan that the Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program participant has entered into with the shelter, housing, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or other service provider that sets out the steps and goals necessary for the participant to achieve greater housing and economic self-sufficiency.
Minor – a child, including those by adoption, eighteen (18) years of age or younger.
Progressive Engagement – refers to a strategy of starting off offering a small amount of assistance initially, and, after reassessment, adding more assistance if needed to help each household reach stability. This strategy uses the lightest touch possible for a household to be successful, knowing more assistance can be added later if needed.
Rapid Re-Housing – is a supportive housing program that provides a homeless individual or family with financial assistance as a bridge to permanent housing, by providing some or all of a security deposit, first month’s rent, short-term rental subsidy, and supportive services in order to help the recipient become self-sufficient. The District of Columbia's Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program (FRSP) is a Rapid Re-Housing program.
Rental payment – a regular payment made by a tenant to an owner or landlord for the right to occupy or use property.
Security deposit – a sum of money paid in advance that is required by the owner or landlord for leasing property as security against the tenant’s inability to fulfill the lease or security to cover damage to the rental premises.
Service Provider – an organization that receives Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program funds and is authorized to deliver Family Re-Housing and Stabilization Program services.
Vendor – a provider of a service or product, including but not limited to landlords.