A special allowance is accorded to a single adult receiving housing or a minor that is housed with his or her child to pay the fees for the housing that he or she occupied before his or her admission and which he or she is required to pay, up to $416 per month, for 12 months beginning the month following his or her admission.
The payment of this special allowance is maintained, under the same conditions, if the single adult or the family is then taken under the responsibility of an intermediary resource or a foster home. It is mandatory that the recipient has received housing in order to benefit from this special allowance.
2. Urgency of need:
The urgency of need must be attested:
- A confirmation of housing,
OR - An order for assessment from a hospital,
AND - A document confirming the obligation to continue paying housing costs as well as the amount to be paid.
The request for the special allowance must be made 30 days at the latest after the fees or professional fees have been incurred or as soon as possible when the requester demonstrates that the impossibility of acting within the timeframe and that this impossibility to act resulted from circumstances outside of his or her control.