HI SB2733

Appropriates $3,000,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017 to the housing first special fund for the Department of Human Services to continue administering housing first programs for chronically homeless individuals.

Appropriates $2,000,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017 for a shallow rent subsidy program to assist homeless working individuals and families in obtaining or maintaining permanent housing, with a maximum rent supplement of $500 per month per household.

Housing first programs prioritize moving chronically homeless individuals directly into housing from streets and shelters without preconditions, providing robust support services and tenant protections based on harm-reduction principles.

Shallow rent subsidy programs target working homeless individuals and families who need modest financial assistance to secure housing, improving shelter flow and serving more people relative to program costs.

Effective date is July 1, 2016.