Eligibility
Active cash assistance case, a minor child in the household, and identify as a DV survivor
What are the main eligibility criteria for FHEPS B?
Calculated as 30% of gross household income
What is the tenant portion or share?
First full month of rent, three months of the subsidy up front, security deposit voucher
What are the incentives landlords get with FHEPS and CityFHEPS? (Unit hold incentive ended June 2025)
Emergency Request for HRA to request security deposit, first month rent, 3 months of subsidy up front, broker's fee, furniture or storage allowance
What is the 137-A?
Womankind's term for cases that move from residential to non-residential
What is continuing care?
Family Justice Centers (FJCs)
What is the agency that does FHEPS B in the Community referrals for DV survivors?
The difference between the tenant portion and the total rent
What is the FHEPS or CityFHEPS subsidy?
A fee paid to a broker equal to 50% of the monthly rent for a certain type of move
What is the HRA broker's fee for moves that are not from shelter?
The form to help clients get an AC (active) or SI (single issuance) public assistance case for CityFHEPS eligibility
The portal launched between 2022-2024 where housing packages are submitted, transitioning from paper packages to online submission
What is Current?
10 hrs/week for the last 30 days
What is the work requirement for CityFHEPS from shelter?
The amount that must be deducted from the maximum rent payment standard if certain costs are not included in the rent
What is a utility allowance?
A fee paid to a broker that is equal to 15% of the annual rent for a certain type of move
What is the enhanced broker's fee for moves from shelter?
The lengthy form that the HRA inspector (for DV shelter residents) uses to determine whether an apartment passes
What is the Apartment Review Checklist (ARC)?
HRA term for any changes that need to be made with FHEPS or CityFHEPS subsidy after moving to an apartment
What is a modification?
Someone in the household receives SSI or federal disability benefit, someone over 60 in the household
What are CityFHEPS requirements from shelter besides the work requirement?
The calculated standard for voucher maximum rent amounts that FHEPS and CityFHEPS were matched to in 2023
What is the Fair Market Rent or Section 8 payment standard?
What is 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 form?
The specialized unit within HRA that survivors in DV shelter can access for additional support
What is ADVENT?
The maximum household income for CityFHEPS eligibility
What is the 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL)?
Usually $7000, but could request more in some circumstances
How much can the FHEPS A (for eviction prevention) pay for arrears, or back rent?
The initiative that launched at the end of 2023 that allows some voucher holders to find apartments outside of NYC 5 boroughs but within NY State
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 (E) 01/18/2024?
One agency that is both a non-residential and residential HRA provider
Womankind, also Barrier Free Living, Sanctuary for Families, VIP