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The Department may require those Applicants and Recipients who have not secured their own housing to participate in a mandatory direct rent payment program. Under such a program, notwithstanding Section 20.7-35(b), the Department may pay housing costs for an Applicant or Recipient directly to the housing provider, or to a third party with whom the Department may contract on behalf of the housing provider. Such direct rent payment shall be deducted from the maximum grant amount, as specified in this Article VII, for which an Applicant or Recipient is eligible. The Department shall adopt regulations to provide a mechanism for payment to the Applicant or Recipient of the balance of any grant amount to which he or she is entitled, and may adopt additional regulations as necessary to implement this program.
For purposes of this Section 20.7-33, the Department may adopt regulations to define “housing” which would qualify for this program to include, but not be limited to, public and private rental housing, supportive housing managed by community organizations or public agencies, transitional housing, or other means of accommodation as determined appropriate by the Executive Director, and which conforms to applicable health, building, and safety codes.
Refusal to accept placement in housing provided under this program, subject to the provisions of Section 20.7-22(b) of this Article VII, constitutes grounds for denial or discontinuance of aid.
(As Sec. 20.59.2, amended by Ord. 212-80, App. 5/16/80; amended by Proposition N, 11/8/94; Ord. 152-98, App. 5/8/98; redesignated as Sec. 20.7-33 and amended by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
Assistance in the form of in-kind benefits, in-kind orders, electronic benefit transfers, or emergency checks shall be used:
(a) As aid payments.
(b) For Applicants and Recipients who declare themselves to be homeless. Applicants and Recipients are required to provide a verifiable rent receipt, or verifiable documentation of shared housing, or verifiable documentation of rent-free housing. Self-declared homeless applicants and Recipients shall receive in-kind benefits for housing, utilities, and meals. If in-kind benefits are not available, such Applicants and Recipients shall receive the cash assistance equivalent to the income-in-kind value of housing, utilities, and/or meals, whichever is not available, if otherwise eligible for these amounts. Failure to comply with the rules of a housing program that results in ejection from that housing program will be considered failure to satisfy the requirements for continuing eligibility for aid and will result in discontinuance from the County Adult Assistance Programs, subject to the notice and hearing provisions of this Article VII.
(c) For Eligible persons awaiting transportation arrangements, provided that aid shall not exceed one week.
(d) For Eligible homeless persons awaiting admission into a hospital or institution.
(e) For Persons who have demonstrated inability to handle cash payments for necessities of life.
(As Sec. 20.59.3, amended by Ord. 271-81, App. 5/21/81; Ord. 152-98, App. 5/8/98; Proposition N, 11/5/2002; Ord. 193-03, File No. 030871, App. 7/25/2003; Ord. 93-07, File No. 070208, App. 4/27/2007; redesignated as Sec. 20.7-34 and amended by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
(a) Aid payments may be mailed directly to the Recipient or substitute payee. The Department may require that aid payments be picked up at a designated location. Aid payments shall not be mailed to a post office box, a mail receiving agency, or an address outside of San Francisco, except upon approval of the Executive Director.
(b) Aid payments may be made payable only to the Recipient or his designated co-payee and Recipient jointly.
(c) No aid shall be paid or delivered unless the Recipient is physically present and lawfully residing in the City.
(Added as Sec. 20.59.4 by Ord. 271-81, App. 5/21/81; Ord. 152-98, App. 5/8/98; redesignated as Sec. 20.7-35 and amended by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
(Added by Ord. 271-81, App. 5/21/81; Ord. 152-98, App. 5/8/98; repealed by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
Aid shall be discontinued without timely notice under any of the following circumstances:
(a) Verified death of Recipient.
(b) Abandonment of residency in San Francisco, as declared by the Recipient.
(c) Recipient requests that his or her aid be discontinued.
(As Sec. 20.59.6, amended by Ord. 212-80, App. 5/16/80; redesignated as Sec. 20.7-36 and amended by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
(Amended by Ord. 212-80, App. 5/16/80; repealed by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
(a) Lost, forged, or stolen warrants may be replaced only in accordance with specific procedures adopted by the Department.
(b) If a warrant has been cashed and the money lost or stolen, no replacement of the warrant or issuance of orders shall be permitted.
(As Sec. 20.59.8, amended by Ord. 212-80, App. 5/16/80; redesignated as Sec. 20.7-37 and amended by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
(Amended by Ord. 212-80, App. 5/16/80; repealed by Ord. 153-16, File No. 160636, App. 8/1/2016, Eff. 8/31/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)
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