Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 14 – Self-Sufficiency Action Plan
- All decisions are subject to review and hearing procedures;
- Requests for duplicate expenses or payment of items that have been previously paid for by
FSS escrow funds will not be granted.
Participants who are not expected to meet graduation requirements within the term of their
contract are not eligible for financial support, such as book scholarships, interim withdrawals, bus
passes, etc. These participants may continue to receive service coordination and other services, such
as career planning and information referral.
2. Escrow Account Interim Withdrawals
SDHC may allow FSS participants with an escrow account established on their behalf to request
interim withdrawals from the account to support completion of the steps in their Career Plan.
Participants who have not completed interim steps on their Career Plan in a timely manner, may be
denied interim escrow account withdrawals until the required activities are completed. Families
who have not submitted receipts for previous interim withdrawal purchases may be denied
subsequent withdrawals until such time as the receipts are submitted and verified. Final
withdrawals may also be denied for failure to provide receipts from previous purchases.
Interim escrow withdrawals cannot be used for:
- Reimbursement of expenses already paid for by a participant, except for emergency
automobile repairs that may be reimbursed as long as the participant submits an interim
withdrawal request, repair receipts, and other appropriate documentation, within two (2)
weeks of the repair. In such cases, participants must meet all other conditions for an interim
withdrawal as described in section A. General Policy for Financial Assistance above;
- Moving expenses;
- Ongoing expenses (e.g., rent, utilities, telephone, cell phone, car payments, car maintenance,
insurance, childcare);
- Expenses not directly related to the Career Plan;
- Expenses previously paid for through FSS escrow funds.
Procedures for participants who wish to withdraw funds from the escrow account are as follows:
Home Purchases
A participant requesting an interim withdrawal of escrow funds in order to purchase a home must
comply with the following guidelines:
- Verification must be provided to the participant's Service Coordinator that escrow
proceedings have begun;
- Funds must be returned to SDHC if escrow proceedings have not been completed on a home
purchase within 60 days of issuance of escrow funds.
Automobile Repairs
A participant requesting an interim withdrawal of escrow funds for automobile repairs must
complete the following steps before an interim withdrawal will be considered for approval:
- Provide verification to their Service Coordinator that funds for future automobile repairs
have been estimated on the participant's current budget; and
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