§ 10-06 Calculation of CityFHEPS Rental Assistance Payment Amount – Apartments and SROs.
RCNY § 10-06
(a)Where the CityFHEPS unit is an SRO, the monthly CityFHEPS rental assistance payment amount will equal the actual monthly rent for the CityFHEPS unit, up to the maximum monthly rent less the utility allowance, as described in 68 RCNY § 10-05, minus the base program participant contribution which shall be equal to $50 per month.
(b)Where the CityFHEPS unit is an apartment, the monthly CityFHEPS rental assistance payment amount will equal the actual monthly rent for the CityFHEPS unit, up to the maximum monthly rent less the utility allowance, as described in 68 RCNY § 10-05, minus the base program participant contribution as calculated pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subdivision.
(1)Where no members of the household receive PA, the base program participant contribution is 30 percent of the household's total monthly gross income at the time of approval or renewal. Provided, however, that, if at renewal, or at the time of a recalculation of the CityFHEPS rental assistance amount pursuant to 68 RCNY § 10-09(a) or RCNY § 10-09(b), the household reports no income, the base program participant contribution will equal the maximum PA shelter allowance for the household size. If monthly rent for the CityFHEPS unit is greater than the payment standard set in 68 RCNY § 10-05(a) for the household size and the household demonstrates the ability to pay the excess rent over the payment standard, the household may be permitted to pay no more than 40% of the monthly household income total (30% of income + excess rent over the payment standard). Provided further that the base program participant contribution for households with earned income who renew beyond such participant’s fifth year in the CityFHEPS program pursuant to 68 RCNY § 10-08(c) will be 40 percent of the household’s total monthly gross income.
(2)Where the household includes one or more members receiving PA, the base program participant contribution is the sum of the following: (A) 30 percent of the PA household's total monthly gross income at the time of approval or renewal, or the maximum monthly PA shelter allowance for the total number of PA household members, whichever is greater; and (B) 30 percent of the monthly gross income of any NPA members.
(c)Except as provided in 68 RCNY § 10-09, the CityFHEPS rental assistance payments will not change until renewal, regardless of changes in household composition, income, the maximum monthly rent, or the actual rent for the CityFHEPS unit.
(d)Upon approval of a household for CityFHEPS rental assistance under this subchapter to be applied to an apartment or SRO, HRA will make the following payments to the landlord: (1) Where the household is remaining in their residence, HRA will pay in the usual course the first month's rent minus any PA shelter allowance.
(e)After making the payments described in 68 RCNY § 10-06(d), HRA will pay the CityFHEPS rental assistance payments directly to the landlord each month as long as the household remains eligible and funding for the program remains available, except that HRA may in its discretion pay additional months of CityFHEPS rental assistance payments in advance where such payments will facilitate the household remaining in permanent housing or otherwise further the goals of the CityFHEPS program. (Added City Record 9/28/2018, eff. 10/28/2018; amended City Record 10/28/2021, eff. 11/28/2021; amended City Record 2/6/2023, eff. 2/6/2023; amended City Record 8/14/2025, eff. 9/13/2025)
