Bill > A04184

This bill establishes a rental voucher program for working families in New York. The key provisions include: 1. Defining terms like "family", "income", and "adjusted income" for the purposes of the program. 2. Allowing families to apply for the rental vouchers at their local social services district or other authorized enrollment sites. 3. Setting eligibility requirements, such as having a family income not exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level, meeting work requirements, and the rental obligation not exceeding 90% of the fair market rent. 4. Allowing families to continue receiving the rental voucher for up to 3 months if they temporarily fail to meet the work requirements, before potentially being referred to other assistance programs. 5. Requiring families to report changes in income or employment status and to be recertified for the program at least every 6 months. 6. Specifying that families will pay either 30% of their adjusted monthly income or 10% of their monthly income as rent. 7. Allowing the state funding for this program to be used to meet the federally mandated maintenance of effort for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. The bill is set to take effect on April 1, 2020.