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<br />Page | 27 <br /> <br />4.1 Homelessness Prevention Allowable Housing Intervention <br />All housing intervention definitions can be found in Section 1.4. Allowable interventions are dependent <br />on the budget categories; refer to the chart in Section 1.1. <br /> Permanent Housing Interventions <br />✓ Homelessness Prevention (HP) <br />4.2 Homelessness Prevention Household Eligibility <br />A household is one or more individuals seeking to obtain or maintain housing together. The entire <br />household must be considered for eligibility determination and services. A household does not <br />include friends or family that are providing temporary housing. Refer to Appendix E: Household <br />Eligibility Requirements. <br /> <br />A household’s primary nighttime residence, where they sleep the majority of the time, is used for <br />determining eligibility. <br /> <br />A household’s current nighttime residence, where they slept last night, is used for determining HMIS <br />project entry. <br /> <br />Eligible households for homelessness prevention must meet both housing status and income <br />requirements as detailed in the following sections. <br /> <br />Housing Status Income* <br />At Risk of Homelessness AND <br /> <br />At or below 80% <br />area median income <br /> <br /> <br />*Household income must not exceed 80 percent of area median income. Lead grantees may determine <br />to target households with a lower area median income. <br />4.3 Homelessness Prevention Housing Status Eligibility <br /> At Risk of Homelessness <br />Households are at risk of homelessness if they meet one of the following conditions: <br />✓ Have a missed rent payment and currently owe all or part of a rent payment (current month or <br />past months); OR <br />✓ Has moved because of economic reasons 2 or more times during the 60 days immediately <br />preceding the application for assistance; OR <br />✓ Is living in the home of another because of economic hardship; OR <br />✓ Has been notified that their right to occupy their current housing or living situation will be <br />terminated within 21 days after the date of application for assistance; OR <br />✓ Lives in a hotel/motel and the cost is not paid for by charitable organizations or by Federal, <br />4 Homelessness Prevention