Section 17-2026-36 - Eligible costs(a) Program assistance. funds may be used to help an eligible homeless family or individual with one or more of the following costs: (1) Housing or shelter, including but not limited to rental deposit and rent, Utility costs, including Utility deposit, and transient shelter needs such as blankets;(2) Food, including food preparation equipment or supplies or eating Utensils and supplies, including transient shelter needs such as portable Stoves and fuel;(3) Medical care or medicine;(4) Transportation and job-hunting expenses or expenses involved with getting qualification documentation for public assistance programs;(5) Child and dependent care costs; or(6) Other emergency needs.(b) Program assistance shall be provided directly to the prospective landlord, Utility Company, medical care or childcare provider, or vendor on behalf of the participant. Program assistance to food Providers or supermarkets in the form of food certificates shall be made with the Provision that the food certificates shall not be used for alcohol, tobacco, or any non-food products and shall be used in whole with no cash reimbursement over one dollar.(c) Program assistance funds may be used once every six months per fiscal year for rental deposit and rent per eligible homeless family or individual.(d) Adequate verification of expenses shall be documented by the provider agency.(e) A provider agency may use program assistance funds for administrative costs not to exceed fifteen per cent of the total amount of grant assistance issued.Haw. Code R. § 17-2026-36
[Eff NOV 15 2004] (Auth: HRS § 201G- 452(b)) (Imp: HRS §§ 201G-452, 201G-457)