* § 607. Eligibility. The commissioner shall promulgate standards for
determining eligibility for assistance under this pilot program.
Individuals and families who meet the standards shall be eligible
regardless of immigration status. Eligibility shall be limited to
individuals and families who are homeless or facing imminent loss of
housing. Housing access voucher local administrators may rely on a
certification from a social services provider serving homeless
individuals, including, but not limited to, homeless shelters to
determine whether an applicant qualifies as a homeless individual or
family.

1. An individual or family shall be eligible for this pilot program if
they are homeless or facing imminent loss of housing and have an income
of no more than fifty percent of the area median income, as defined by
the United States department of housing and urban development.

2. An individual or family in receipt of rental assistance pursuant to
this pilot program shall be no longer financially eligible for such
assistance under this pilot program when thirty percent of the
individual's or family's adjusted income is greater than or equal to the
total rent for the dwelling unit.

3. When an individual or family becomes financially ineligible for
rental assistance under this pilot program pursuant to subdivision two
of this section, the individual or family shall retain rental assistance
for a period no shorter than one year, subject to appropriation of funds
for this purpose.

4. Income eligibility shall be verified prior to a housing access
voucher local administrator's initial determination to provide rental
assistance for this pilot program and upon determination of such
eligibility, an individual or family shall annually certify their income
for the purpose of determining continued eligibility and any adjustments
to such rental assistance.

5. The commissioner may collaborate with the office of temporary and
disability assistance and other state and city agencies to allow a
housing access voucher local administrator to access income information
for the purpose of determining an individual's or family's initial and
continued eligibility for the pilot program.

6. Reviews of income shall be made no less frequently than annually.

* NB Expires May 1, 2030