7504.1 The amount of assistance an eligible applicant may receive is based on the following factors:

1. (a) The amount necessary to resolve the emergency situation;
2. (b) The applicant household's resources available to resolve the emergency situation, including the household's net income expected to be received in the thirty (30) days following the date of application;
3. (c) The applicant household's anticipated expenses for basic needs in the thirty (30) days following the date of application; and
4. (d) The applicable maximum allowable payment as provided in these rules.

7504.2 The following sequential calculation shall be used to determine the amount of emergency rental assistance:

1. (a) The net income for the applicant's household shall be determined, and:
2. (1) Shall only include net income certain to be received within thirty (30) days following the date of application shall be determined; and
3. (2) Shall, if the rent arrearage is at least thirty (30) days past due, or there is a live Writ of Restitution, only include the income certain to be received until the expected occurrence of the emergency;
4. (b) The applicant household's anticipated expenses for basic needs in the thirty (30) days following the date of application shall be determined;
5. (c) The anticipated expenses shall be subtracted from the anticipated income;
6. (d) Any surplus resulting from the calculation in paragraph (c) shall be added to any available resources and assets to determine the applicant's contribution; and
7. (e) The applicant's contribution shall be subtracted from the amount necessary to resolve the emergency.

7504.3 The emergency rental assistance payment shall be equal to the amount computed under subsection 7504.2, subject to the applicable maximum limits for emergency rental assistance as stated in these rules.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 12622 (December 28, 2007); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 010038 (August 5, 2022).