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recipient. The amount of the shelter supplement is not part of the standard of need. ii. The Office may authorize a social services district to provide such supplement or a distinct part of such supplement if it determines that the provision of such supplement would accomplish its stated purpose and is justified considering such factors as length of temporary housing stays, existing litigation and other factors affecting the availability of housing. The Office must also consider the impact of granting the supplement on the economic incentives for self-sufficiency and the impact on low-income households which are not in receipt of public assistance. The Office may authorize the supplement only if it determines that there are sufficient funds available to provide such reimbursement. (b) When the recipient is obligated to pay for water as a separate charge to a vendor, an allowance must be made for the additional amount required to be paid. When the recipient is obligated to pay for sewer, water (except when paid as a separate charge) and/or garbage disposal, an allowance must be made therefor to the extent that the total of the rent allowances plus such charge or charges does not exceed the appropriate maximum amount in the schedule in subdivision (a) of this section. For the purpose of this subdivision, the term separate charge refers to a billing made directly to a recipient in his or her name which is limited to charges for his or her utility service. (c) [Reserved] (d) Public Housing. 1. i. An allowance for rent must be made for recipients who are tenants of city, State or federally aided public housing up to the amount actually paid or the following schedule, whichever is less, except when a modified schedule of allowances is approved by this Office for a specific housing authority and the modified schedule provides for larger allowances or when the housing authority calculates the rent based on a percentage of household income:

a. Effective August 15, 2007, public housing authorities may charge rent up to 50 percent of the shelter maximums found in subdivision (a) of this section. b. Effective August 15, 2008, public housing authorities may charge rent up to 75 percent of the shelter maximum found in subdivision (a) of this section. c. Effective August 15, 2009, public housing authorities may charge rent up to the shelter maximums found in subdivision (a) of this section.

ii. Modified schedule approved. When a modified schedule is approved by this Office for a specific housing authority, the allowance for rent must be the amount actually paid up to the approved schedule amount. A housing authority may request, and the Office may grant an increase not to exceed ten percent in a twelve-month period until the modified schedule for the housing authority reaches the maximum allowances for the district found in subdivision (a) of this section. Effective August 15, 2009, modified schedules approved by this Office shall be void. iii. Rent calculated based on a percentage of income. For any household for which the amount of rent is determined by a public housing authority as a percentage of