2501

2501.1

An applicant, whether an individual or family, shall be eligible to receive shelter and supportive housing services if the applicant:

(a) Is homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless because the applicant:

(1) Lacks a fixed, regular residence that provides safe housing, and lacks the financial means to acquire such a residence immediately, including any individual or family who is fleeing, or is attempting to flee, domestic violence, and who have no other residence and lack the resources or support networks to obtain safe housing;

(2) Has a primary nighttime residence that is:

(A) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or transitional housing facility designed to provide temporary living accommodations; or

(B) A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; or

(3) Is likely, because of the applicant's circumstances, to become homeless in the absence of prompt government intervention;

(b) Is a resident of the District of Columbia as defined by section 503 of the District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982, effective April 6, 1982 (D.C. Law 4-101; D.C. Official Code § 4-205.03) (2008 Repl.);

(c) Meets any special eligibility requirements established by the Provider, as long as such eligibility requirements are approved by the Department as part of the Provider's program rules pursuant to section 2515. Such special eligibility requirements must be for the purpose of limiting entry into the program to those exhibiting the specific challenges that the program is designed to address; and

(d) Meets any additional eligibility requirements established by any federal funding source, if such requirements are mandatory for eligibility for federal funding.

2501.2 No applicant may be deemed ineligible for services solely because the applicant cannot establish proof of homelessness or residency at the time of their application for assistance.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 470, 471 (January 24, 1992); as amended by Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 6438 (July 23, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice Emergency Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11353 (November 26, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3007 (April 8, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7442, 7443 (August 19, 2011).