24 C.F.R. § 574.330
§ 574.330 Additional standards for short-term supported housing. (24 CFR Part 574)
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Short-term supported housing includes facilities to provide temporary shelter to eligible individuals as well as rent, mortgage, and utilities payments to enable eligible individuals to remain in their own dwellings. If grant funds are used to provide such short-term supported housing assistance, the following additional standards apply: (a) Time limits. (1) A short-term supported housing facility may not provide residence to any individual for more than 60 days during any six month period. Rent, mortgage, and utilities payments to prevent the homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a dwelling may not be provided to such an individual for these costs accruing over a period of more than 21 weeks in any 52 week period. These limitations do not apply to rental assistance provided under § 574.300(b)(5). (2) Waiver of time limitations. HUD may waive, as it determines appropriate, the limitations of paragraph (a)(1) and will favorably consider a waiver based on the good faith effort of a project sponsor to provide permanent housing under subsection (c). (b) Residency limitations—(1) Residency. A short-term supported facility may not provide shelter or housing at any single time for more than 50 families or individuals; (2) Waiver of residency limitations. HUD may waive, as it determines appropriate, the limitations of paragraph (b)(1) of this section. (c) Placement. A short-term supported housing facility assisted under this part must, to the maximum extent practicable, provide each individual living in such housing the opportunity for placement in permanent housing or in a living environment appropriate to his or her health and social needs. (d) Assistance to continue independent living. In addition to the supportive services provided when an individual is relocated to a short-term supported housing facility, supportive services may be provided to individuals when they remain in their residence because the residence is appropriate to the needs of the individual. In the latter case, a rent, mortgage and utilities payments program assisted under this part shall provide, when reasonable, supportive services specifically designed to maintain the individual in such residence. (e) Case management services. A program assisted under this section shall provide each assisted individual with an opportunity, if eligible, to receive case management services from the appropriate social service agencies.
Section 574.330 of 24 CFR Part 574 establishes additional rules that apply whenever federal HOPWA grant funds are used for short-term supported housing. The regulation caps how long an individual may stay in a temporary shelter facility (no more than 60 days in any six-month window) and how long rent, mortgage, or utility payments may cover costs for a person at risk of homelessness (no more than 21 weeks in any 52-week period), though HUD retains authority to waive these limits in appropriate circumstances. Facilities funded under this provision may not house more than 50 individuals or families at one time, must work toward placing residents in permanent or appropriate long-term housing, and must connect each assisted individual with an opportunity to receive case management services from relevant social service agencies.
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Operators and project sponsors administering short-term supported housing under § 574.330 generally maintain tracking systems that document each assisted individual's cumulative days of shelter residence and weeks of financial assistance to ensure compliance with the 60-day and 21-week caps. Compliant operators also monitor facility census to stay within the 50-person or 50-family occupancy ceiling, and they document good-faith efforts toward permanent housing placement, which is a factor HUD considers when evaluating waiver requests under § 574.330(a)(2). Sponsors typically coordinate with social service agencies to ensure that every assisted individual is offered an opportunity to access case management services as required by § 574.330(e).
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Individuals receiving assistance through a short-term supported housing program covered by § 574.330 have a right to be offered the opportunity for placement in permanent or otherwise appropriate long-term housing, as well as access to case management services from relevant social service agencies. If you believe a program is not following the time limits, occupancy rules, or service requirements set out in § 574.330, you may raise those concerns with the program's grant administrator, the local HUD field office, or a tenant-rights or housing-advocacy organization familiar with HOPWA-funded programs. Tenant-rights organizations and legal aid providers can help you understand how these federal standards interact with any applicable local protections.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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