Sec.17b-812-6. Computation of rental assistance payments

(a) The amount of rental assistance paid by the department on behalf of eligible families shall be the difference between the tenant contribution and the contract rent. The tenant contribution shall be ten per cent (10%) of the family's monthly income or forty per cent (40%) of the family's monthly adjusted gross income less a utility allowance, whichever is greater.

(b) The contract rent plus utility allowance for the unit shall not exceed the maximum allowable rent, as determined by the commissioner.

(c) Notwithstanding the basic formula under subsection (a) of this section, the tenant contribution for elderly or disabled persons shall be ten per cent (10%) of the family's monthly income or thirty per cent (30%) of the family's monthly adjusted gross income less a utility allowance, whichever is greater.

(d) The commissioner shall determine the amount of the following allowable deductions, which shall be deducted from a family's income to determine adjusted gross income:

(1) Each dependent;

(2) unreimbursed child care costs that enable all adults in the household to work, to attend school or to actively seek employment. The department or its agent may make exceptions for one or more adults in the household who are precluded by disability from working, attending school or actively seeking employment;

(3) for households with a head of household or spouse who is an elderly or disabled person, annual unreimbursed medical expenses that exceed three per cent (3%) of the family's income;

(4) unreimbursed disability assistance expenses for attendant care or auxiliary apparatus for a household family member with disabilities if such expenses are needed to enable the disabled person or an adult household family member to work; and

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

(e) An eligible family that receives rental assistance may, during the term of such family's rental agreement, request that the department or its agent conduct a redetermination of its contribution to the gross rent because of changes in its income or household composition.

(f) The department shall offer pro-rated assistance to a mixed family. The department shall calculate pro-rated assistance by determining the amount of assistance payable if all family members were eligible and multiplying such amount by the percent of family members who are eligible.

(Effective March 21, 1996; Amended February 9, 2000; Amended May 31, 2007; Amended December 28, 2012)