Lesbo ees APPROPRIATE INCOME BUDGETING HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS FINAL REPORT LES Ene SeCeo my ae ue arse reeecrOnet URINE S IN TGC Hansell. Acting Commissioner STRSTR TCOBACKGROUND CONTENTS 3 PURPOSE AND SCO: 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 PAYMENT REVIEW 45 RECOMMENDATIONS 5 ATTACHMENTS EXHIBIT A PROJECTION EXWMGIYE CASE SUMMARY EXHIBIT C OVERPAYMENTS Exar EXEDBIE E NEW YORK CITY RESPONSES ~ 12722106 COMMISSIONER HANSELL’S REPLY - 2/607 DHS tt HRA letter from from Robert Hess to former Commissiones Bose ly Browa to Richa ceoBACKGROUND 1 2005, the Tier I family’ shelter system in New York State consisted of approximately 63 facies, housing 3,700 families. The facilites’ capacities range from 10 to 220 families, with ihe average size being 70 and the majority filling inthe range of 40.90 families, ‘Tier If housing is based on Part 900 of Office of Temporary and Disability Assstance'sregustions, Administrative Directive 08 ADM 03 vss reissuad May 27, 2005 to remind local socal services cities that for those applicans ad recipients ‘who are not living in their own homes local districts must determine the caret standard of need for each living arangement and budget income (in accordance with 18 NYCRR 352.8, 18 NYCRR 352.29, and 8 NYCRR 900.18) to determine eligibility andthe eorect love of assistance “To the extent that a resident family has income, the family must pay forthe actual costs ofits care, ‘pursuant fo the budgeting requirements set forth in Prt 352 of this Title. For reipients of Emergency Assistance (0 Needy Families with Children, Family Assistance, Safely Net Assisance, ‘Veteran ‘Assistance or Emergency Assistance to Aged, Blind and Disabled Persons, public assistance budgeting ‘ules set fort in Part 352 ofthis Tile mast be used in determining the amount of evalele income to be spolied toward the ooet of care” (18 NYCRR 900.18) Facility Charges) SS PURPOSE & SCOPE ‘The Division of Employment and Transitional Supports (DETS) requested the Bureau of Audit ead Quality Control (A&QC) review eases inthe NYC Tier I family shelter system with income to determine whether income is budgeted appropriately, The following outlines findings aseociated with a review of iousing payments made by New York City Department of Homeless Servies (DHS) and New York Cty ‘iuran Resources Administation (HRA). A&QC identified 4.841 families resident in th Tier I shelter ystom forthe Fanuary- March 2005 review peviod. From these 4,841 families, we identified $74 tales with apparent income listed fora case ‘member in an associated Public Assistance (PA) andlor Food Stamp (FS) esse, aud at least one month without a recurring grant sted on the Welfare Management System (WMS). From these 574 cases, out taistician identified 120 case sample for our review.