The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding changes to the Housing and Disability Assistance Program (HDAP). HDAP provides housing support and disability benefits advocacy for people experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness. The program is operated by counties and tribes with grant money from CDSS.
For HDAP, grantees were required to provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds. That requirement was waived beginning July 1, 2021. That waiver is extended to June 30, 2025.
CDSS is now required to adopt regulations for all aspects of the HDAP program by July 1, 2024.
Grantees are required to seek Interim Assistance Reimbursement from program participants, meaning that grantees must take necessary steps to recoup HDAP benefits from retroactive Supplemental Security Income payments. That requirement was waived beginning July 1, 2024. That waiver is extended to June 30, 2025.
Technical assistance about the HDAP program is available to all grantees from CDSS. (ACL 24-13, March 1, 2024.)