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Determining Length of Rental Assistance The RPC agreed in the 2012 Substantial Amendment that any client is eligible to receive assistance up to 12 months within a 3 year period as determined by the certification process required for all ESG clients. All subrecipients are expected to provide support to clients for the full time necessary to stabilize that client and provide for the likelihood of positive housing outcomes after assistance. An updated policy was approved by the RPC in December 2014.Additionally approved was the option for an agency to tier the rent assistance over the 12 month period,for example pay 100%for the first 3 months; 75%the next 3 months; 50%the next 3 months and so on to assist clients with the planning and ability to assume rent costs themselves. Rent assistance for youth can be provided for a maximum of 24 months, unless or until a client could do this on their own. Use of Other Subsidies Financial assistance under 24 CFR 576.105 (a)cannot be provided to a program participant who is receiving the same type of assistance through other public sources or to a program participant who has been provided with replacement housing payments under the URA, during the period of time covered by the URA payments. City of South Bend - ESG Policies and Procedures Manual 37