Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-262-R1

Redraft ECO 262

RAFT Technical 2

Messrs. Wolf, Eldridge and Brownsberger and Ms. Fargo and Messrs. Rosenberg, DiDomenico and McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-9316, <w:p><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">by striking out, in lines 14 to 19, inclusive, the words “; provided further, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $4,000 in any 12 month period; provided further, that up to an additional $2,000 in the same 12 month period may be provided under item 7004-0108 for families eligible for assistance under that item if deemed necessary to maintain or secure housing or to otherwise avoid homelessness” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

“; provided further, that the amount of financial assistance shall not exceed $6,000 in any 12 month period; provided further, that any financial assistance in excess of $4,000 in the same 12 month period shall include a written finding that the additional assistance is deemed necessary by the agency to maintain or secure housing or to otherwise avoid homelessness”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7004-9316, by striking out, in lines 22 to 29, inclusive, the words “; provided further, that in making these findings the agency shall, unless the facts of the case warrant otherwise, apply a presumption that the payment will enable a family to retain its housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness if the family is paying less than or equal to 50 per cent of its income for that housing; provided further, that a family that is paying more than 50 per cent of its income for its housing shall be provided a fair opportunity to establish that a residential assistance payment will enable it to retain its housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

“; provided further, that in making these findings the agency shall, unless the facts of the case warrant otherwise, apply a presumption that the payment will enable a family to retain its housing, obtain new housing or otherwise avoid homelessness”.