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(f) An allowance for storage of furniture and personal belongings must be made when it is essential, for circumstances such as relocation, eviction or temporary shelter, so long as eligibility for public assistance continues and so long as the circumstances necessitating the storage continue to exist, and no other storage options exist. 1. Furniture to be stored must not exceed the rooms and items in schedule SA-4a of 18 NYCRR 352.7(a)(2). Furniture to be stored cannot exceed the amount needed for the household size. 2. Personal belongings to be stored cannot exceed the amount needed for the household size and should be reasonable in number and total volume. For the purpose of storage, personal belongings are those items not found in schedule SA-4a of 18 NYCRR 352.7(a)(2), such as: i. legal and identification documents; ii. kitchen items, such as tables and chairs, cookware, appliances, dishware, glassware and utensils; iii. bedding and towels; iv. clothing of the household members; v. washing machine and dryer; vi. assistive medical devices; vii. items needed for employment, excluding business inventory except as otherwise provided for in 18 NYCRR 352.12(a)(2); viii. household electronic devices; ix. items needed for educational purposes; and x. personal keepsakes, including children’s toys, highchairs, and changing tables. 3. Such allowance is limited to the furniture and personal belongings, as provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subdivision, in the household’s possession at the time the circumstance necessitating the storage occurred.

Allowances and Grants for Other Items of Need. (a) Furnishings. 1. If provision therefor cannot otherwise be made, each social services district shall provide for the purchase of necessary and essential furniture, furnishings, equipment and supplies required for the establishment of a home for persons in need of public assistance. For purposes of this subdivision, such an allowance shall be provided only when, in the judgment of the social services official, one of the following conditions exists: i. An individual or family temporarily housed in a hotel, motel, homeless shelter, residential program for victims of domestic violence or other temporary accommodation to which the individual or family has been referred by the social