The Housing and Disability Advocacy (HDAP) program has been allocated $44.6 million through June 30, 2028. HDAP provides housing-related financial assistance and supportive services The HDAP program provides housing supports and disability benefit advocacy to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and who are likely eligible for disability benefits.
The requirement to collect Interim Assistance Reimbursement (IAR) from HDAP participants has been indefinitely removed. IAR is collection of funds spent on the participant from the participant’s retroactive SSI award. HDAP grantees may continue collecting IAR, as determined by the local program. However, client participation in IAR collection process must not be a condition of enrollment into the HDAP or permanent housing tenancy.
Counties operating a HDAP program will be required to implement a local complaint resolution process. If program participants are not satisfied with the result of the local complaint resolution process, they will have the right to a California Department of Social Services (CDSS) administrative hearing. Counties will be required to provide certain types of housing-related assistance pending the outcome of the hearing. Assistance paid while the hearing is pending may be subject to overpayment.
Counties will be required to issue individualized, written housing plans outlining the housing related assistance to be provided to Home Safe recipients.
CDSS is expected to issue instructions about complaint resolution and housing plans in March, 2027. Counties will be required to implement complaint resolution and housing plans within six months after CDSS issues its guidance. (ACWDL, November 10, 2025.)