Clause 17. Period and amount of grant

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Period and amount of grant

(1)

If MSD has determined an applicant is eligible for an emergency housing grant under clause 15, MSD may make a grant for up to 7 nights of emergency housing.

(2)

MSD may make an emergency housing grant under clause 15 for up to-

(a)

14 nights of emergency housing if MSD is satisfied that the period which the emergency housing grant is for, is a period of low availability of emergency housing in the region the emergency housing is in; or

(b)

21 nights of emergency housing if-

(i)

the applicant has previously received an emergency housing grant or grants for at least 7 nights of emergency housing, in total, for the same emergency housing event that their application relates to; and

(ii)

provided clause 19 applies, MSD has, before determining an applicant is eligible for a subsequent emergency housing grant under clause 15, also determined under clause 19(2) that the applicant has complied with the responsibilities in clause 19(1); and

(iii)

MSD is satisfied that an emergency housing grant of up to 21 nights of emergency housing is appropriate in the applicant's circumstances.

(3)

The amount of any emergency housing grant must be the actual and reasonable cost of the applicant's emergency housing, as determined by MSD, for the period that the emergency housing grant is being made in respect of.