4.2.5 Verification of Eligibility for Homelessness

Agencies must verify that the emergency is due to homelessness. To be eligible for Emergency Assistance due to homelessness (see 2.6.3), the EA Group must meet only one of the situations of the eligibility criteria listed in the table below.

Eligibility Criteria

Sources of Verification

Living in a place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation

Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

Living in a temporary accommodation

Written or verbal statement from staff of the shelter, hotel/motel, or other facility where the applicant is living to confirm the family does not have a monthly or long-term lease

Rental lease or mortgage document for the residence where the EA Group is residing that does not list the EA Group members included on the EA application

Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation specifying the applicant’s living situation, including duration of stay

Signed statement from applicant

Lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence

Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

Uninhabitable Housing

Written or verbal statement from local government agency responsible for building inspection

Written or verbal statement from local health department

Written or verbal statement from other appropriate local authority

Victim of domestic abuse

Third party records regarding domestic abuse such as court, medical, law enforcement, or social services records

Written or verbal statement submitted by third party with knowledge of the situation

Signed statement from applicant

 

 

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