Sentences with phrase «shelter allowance for»

The current state shelter allowance for permanent housing is $ 215 a month for a single person, which would cover only 16 percent of the cost of a $ 1,300 a month studio apartment.

The mayor also asked lawmakers to urge the state to increase the shelter allowance for homeless families, the amount of aid the state provides for families who receive a subsidy under a program called the Family Eviction Prevention Supplement, or FEPS.

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Some parents choose to give children an allowance for jobs done around the house, while others feel children should help out for free since mom and dad are providing food, clothing, shelter and comfort.

But the think tank also recommends a variety of other measures, ranging from increasing the state's shelter allowance to more funding for rent supports to help low - income residents.

A University of Cambridge study commissioned by housing charity Shelter, set for full publication later this week, has revealed the extent to which central London boroughs will become «no - go areas» for those on local housing allowance.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio may have come to the Capitol on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for help with affordable housing programs and homeless shelter allowances, but he found himself forced to answer a barrage of questions about an unexpected issue as more than a half - dozen lawmakers pressured him to allow a property tax cap in the city.

Certain parent assets are sheltered from need analysis, including retirement funds, net worth of the principal place of residence, small businesses owned and controlled by the family, and an age - based asset protection allowance that is typically around $ 50,000 for parents of college - age children.