Eligibility
These are the main eligibility criteria for this program: active cash assistance case, a minor child in the household, and identify as a DV survivor
What is FHEPS B?
This is amount that the tenant pays directly to the landlord each month, calculated at 30% of the gross household income
What is the tenant share or portion?
This the name of the incentive that landlords can receive until August 2025 that pays for 1 month of rent while the housing package is pending
What is the unit hold incentive?
The form used to request security deposit, first month rent, 3 months of subsidy up front, broker's fee, furniture or storage allowance from HRA
What is the Emergency Request or 137-A form?
Womankind's term for cases that move from residential to non-residential programs
What is continuing care?
These borough-based offices coordinate FHEPS B referrals for DV survivors who are not in shelter
What are the Family Justice Centers (FJCs)
If a FHEPS or CityFHEPS recipient has a gross household income of $1000/mo and their total rent is $2000/mo, this is the amount that the subsidy pays directly to the landlord
What is $1700/mo?
The amount of the broker's fee paid by HRA for moves that are not from a DHS or HRA shelter
What is 50% of the monthly rent?
The form used to help some clients get an AC (active) or SI (single issuance) public assistance case for CityFHEPS eligibility in shelter
What is the W-145G or CityFHEPS Shelter Facility Referral Form For Single Adults and Adult Families With Income? (Anything close enough counts...)
The name of the portal launched around 2022 where housing packages are submitted, transitioning from paper to online submission
What is Current?
This is the number of work hours per week required for adults and families to receive a CityFHEPS shopping letter from shelter?
What is 10 hours per week for the last 30 days?
This must be deducted from the maximum rent payment standard if gas, electric, or heating costs are not included in the rent
What is a utility allowance?
The enhanced amount of the broker's fee paid by HRA for moves from DHS or HRA shelter
What is 15% of the annual rent?
The 12-page form that HRA staff uses to determine whether an apartment passes inspection for DV shelter residents
What is the Apartment Review Checklist (ARC) or DSS-10a?
This is the HRA term for any household or income changes to the FHEPS or CityFHEPS subsidy after moving to an apartment
What is a modification?
This is one example of a CityFHEPS eligibility requirement from shelter that exempts someone from having to work
What is someone in the household receiving a federal disability benefit OR someone in the household being 60 years old or older OR being exempt from Cash Assistance work requirements because they are needed at home to care for a disabled family member OR have served in the US Armed Forces?
FHEPS and CityFHEPS were increased and matched to this federal housing program's rent standards in 2023
What is Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher?
The geographic limits of where FHEPS recipients can search for apartments
What is within the 5 boroughs of NYC?
The online form that the landlord or broker must submit before the housing package is submitted
What is the pre-clearance?
The specialized unit within HRA that DV survivors can access for additional support with their PA case
What is ADVENT?
This is a threshold that is used as the maximum household income for CityFHEPS eligibility
What is the 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL)?
The FHEPS A program for eviction prevention can typically pay this dollar amount for arrears or back rent
What is $7000? Households can sometimes request more in extenuating circumstances
The name of the initiative that launched at the end of 2023 that allows some voucher holders to find apartments anywhere in the state of New York
What is statewide CityFHEPS?
The form that both the tenant/client and the case manager/housing specialist must sign as part of the CityFHEPS housing package that contains a list of 17 guidelines for the tenant to follow
What is the CityFHEPS Program Participant Agreement or DSS-7p?
One agency that is both a non-residential and residential HRA provider
What is Womankind, Barrier Free Living, Sanctuary for Families, or VIP?