N.J. Admin. Code § 5:42-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 5:42-1.1 - Overview

(a) The purpose of these rules is to implement a rental assistance program for low-income individuals or households, who are not currently holders of Federal housing choice vouchers under the Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly known as the "Section 8 Housing Assistance program"). The program shall provide rental assistance grants, comparable to the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program and shall be terminated upon the award of a Federal subsidy to the same individual or household.

1. Rental assistance grants will be "tenant-based" and "project-based."

2. Not less than $ 7.5 million of the rental assistance grants will be reserved for senior citizens aged 62 or older who are not currently receiving a rental subsidy under the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

3. Not less than 22 percent of the rental assistance grants will be provided to homeless families with children, graduates of transitional housing programs, and households that are currently participating in a DCA-administered temporary housing assistance program and facing homelessness due to termination of funding.

4. Not less than 17 percent of the allocation under P.L. 2004, c. 140 will be reserved for project-based assistance for special initiatives under the State Rental Assistance Program that may include collaborations with the Division of Youth and Family Services and may include other special populations. Project-based assistance will be administered under N.J.A.C. 5:42-5.

5. Not less than 35 percent of the rental assistance grants will be reserved for households on the S-RAP waiting list.

6. Seven and a half percent of the allocation will be utilized by DCA for administrative expenses.

7. Not less than 10 percent of the vouchers will be set-aside for disabled head of households or spouse.

8. The remaining balance will be allocated to the set-asides listed in (a)1 through 7 above, based on the rate of disbursement in each allocation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:42-1.1

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1209(a), effective 5/7/2018