Sec.17b-811a-6. Computation of assistance amount

(a) The amount of monthly transitionary rental assistance that the department or its agent provides on behalf of an eligible family shall be the difference between the tenant contribution and the contract rent.

(b) The tenant contribution shall be ten percent of the family's monthly income or forty percent of the family's monthly adjusted gross income less a utility allowance, whichever is greater. A family's monthly adjusted gross income shall be reduced by the following deductions, up to maximum amounts that the commissioner establishes:

(1) a deduction for dependents;

(2) childcare costs paid by and not reimbursed to, or on behalf of, the certificate holder which enable one or more adults in the family to work, to attend school or to actively seek employment;

(3) unreimbursed medical expenses which exceed three percent of the family's annual income;

(4) allowable disability assistance expenses deducted for attendant care or an auxiliary apparatus for person(s) with disabilities if needed to enable the individual or an adult family member to work, when these are paid by, and not reimbursed to or on behalf of, the transitionary rental assistance certificate holder; and

(5) any other deduction that the commissioner may establish.

(c) Notwithstanding section 17b-811a-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the gross rent for the unit shall not exceed the maximum allowable rent, as determined by the commissioner, unless the transitionary rental assistance certificate holder decides to remain in his or her current dwelling unit and the owner agrees to participate in the transitionary rental assistance program. If the transitionary rental assistance certificate holder decides to remain in his or her current dwelling unit, the new contract rent shall not exceed the rent paid by the tenant holding the transitionary rental assistance certificate prior to the beginning of the transitionary rental assistance contract term.

(d) An eligible family that receives transitionary rental assistance may, during the term of said family's lease, request that the department or its agent conduct a re-determination of its contribution to the gross rent because of changes in its income or household composition.

(Adopted effective March 9, 2006)