(a) An eligible
family unit may receive one or more of the following NRST benefits:
(1) Housing deposit, as incurred, to secure
long-term housing for the family unit. The NRST housing deposit shall be the
actual housing deposit amount up to the maximum amount of $5,000.
(2) Housing payments for no more than four
months, to maintain the family unit's long-term housing. The NRST housing
payments shall be the actual monthly cost up to the maximum amount of $5,000
per month.
(3) Short-term housing
payments for no more than four months, to maintain the family unit's temporary
housing arrangement. The NRST short-term housing payments shall be the actual
cost each month up to the maximum amount of $18,000 each month.
(4) Automobile downpayment, as incurred, to
secure a reliable automobile for the family unit. The NRST automobile
downpayment amount shall be the actual downpayment up to the maximum amount of
$5,000.
(5) Automobile payments for
no more than four months, to maintain the family unit's mode of transportation.
The NRST automobile payments shall be the actual monthly cost up to the maximum
amount of $500 per month.
(6)
One-time utility deposit, as incurred, to connect a family unit's electricity,
gas, and water source. The NRST utility deposit may be applied to one or more
utility source. The total NRST utility deposit amount shall be the actual
utility deposit expense up to $2,000.
(7) Utility payments for no more than four
months, to maintain the family unit's utility sources. The NRST utility
payments may be applied to one or more utility sources. The total NRST utility
payment amount shall be the combined monthly cost for all utility sources up to
the maximum amount of $750 each month.
(8) Clothing allowance for each eligible
family member. The NRST clothing allowance shall not exceed $350 for each
dependent child under the age of eighteen years, and $500 for each dependent
child aged eighteen years and older and each adult in the family unit. Each
family member must meet all eligibility requirements in section
17-803.1-3 to receive the NRST
clothing allowance.
(9) School
supply allowance of $300 for each school-aged dependent child. Each dependent
child must meet all eligibility requirements in section
17-803.1-3 to receive the NRST
school supply allowance.
(b) Each NRST benefit listed in subsection
(a), paragraphs (1) through (7), shall be limited to once in the lifetime of
the family unit.
(c) Each NRST
benefit listed in subsection (a), paragraphs (8) and (9), shall be limited to
once in the lifetime of each family member.
(d) A family unit determined eligible shall
have a signed rental or lease contract or other formal and binding agreement,
provided that any specified costs shall not include maintenance, repairs,
remodeling, insurance, property tax fees, or other costs not related to
immediate housing needs or the automobile purchase, to receive any NRST
benefits listed in subsection (a), paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5).
(e) The family unit shall have accounts with
the utility companies to qualify for each NRST benefit listed in subsection
(a), paragraphs (6) and (7).
(f)
For subsection (a), paragraph (8), a pregnant woman without a dependent child
who is in the third trimester of pregnancy and the unborn child together shall
be considered as one person for the purpose of the NRST payment, and the NRST
payment shall not exceed $750.
(g)
NRST benefits may be paid to the family unit or directly to a vendor or a payee
other than the family unit at the discretion of the department or the
department's designee.
