3006      SRHUD (SUBSIDIZED RENTAL HOUSING UTILITY DEPOSIT)

HAPHeating Assistance Program will grant assistance for the minimum amount needed (up to $500) to establish natural gas and/or electric utility service required to participate in subsidized rental housing. In order to be eligible for a SRHUDSubsidized Rental Housing Utility Deposit, the applicant must meet all of the following requirements:

• The housing program will fully subsidize the household's income heating costs;

• The applicant has requested a subsidized rental housing utility deposit;

• The household has not received a regular grant within 180 days of the request for a subsidized rental housing utility deposit;

• The division has verified the application as required by 7 AAC 44.041 or 7 AAC 44.240; and

• The amount of the heating assistance, up to a maximum of $500, is sufficient to establish utility service.

Note:

The amount of the SRHUDSubsidized Rental Housing Utility Deposit paid to the vendor may include the cost of the deposit and payment of any back balance from a previous location, up to $500 total, required to establish service in the applicant's name at their new, subsidized residence. SRHUDSubsidized Rental Housing Utility Deposits should not be used to reestablish service that was disconnected at the current location. If/when the tenant moves from the property, the deposit paid by HAP is returned to the client, not returned to HAP.

Grant Computation

HAPHeating Assistance Program will not award SRHUDSubsidized Rental Housing Utility Deposit more than once to a household in a 24-month period.