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The local department may send such payments directly to the housing provider or to the person receiving housing support, as agreed upon by the local department and the recipient. Policies and decisions regarding housing options shall take into consideration the recipient’s autonomy, developmental maturity, and safety needs.\n\t\tLocal departments shall provide any person who chooses to decline or terminate such housing support prior to the person’s twenty-first birthday written notice of the person’s right to request restoration of housing support in accordance with this section. 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Local departments<\/span> shall provide housing support for a period of no more than six months to any person who (i) is 18 years of age or older but less than 21 years of age, (ii) on or after July 1, 2022, (a) turned 18 years of age while in foster care under the custody<\/span> of a local department<\/span> or (b) turned 18 years of age while in the custody<\/span> of the Department of Juvenile Justice and was in the custody<\/span> of a local department<\/span> immediately prior to commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice and is transitioning from such commitment to self-sufficiency, and (iii) declines to participate in the Fostering Futures program pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-919<\/a>. Such housing support shall be equal to the room and board<\/span> portion of the maintenance payment that such person would otherwise receive for housing support through participation in the Fostering Futures program. The local department<\/span> may send such payments directly to the housing provider or to the person receiving housing support, as agreed upon by the local department<\/span> and the recipient. Policies and decisions regarding housing options shall take into consideration the recipient’s autonomy, developmental maturity, and safety needs.\n\t\tLocal departments<\/span> shall provide any person who chooses to decline or terminate such housing support prior to the person’s twenty-first birthday written notice of the person’s right to request restoration of housing support in accordance with this section. Such notice shall be included in the person’s transition plan, which shall be created within 90 days prior to the person’s discharge from foster care.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n HOUSING SERVICES (\u00a7 63.2-905.1:1)\n\nLocal departments shall provide housing support for a period of no more than six\nmonths to any person who (i) is 18 years of age or older but less than 21 years\nof age, (ii) on or after July 1, 2022, (a) turned 18 years of age while in\nfoster care under the custody of a local department or (b) turned 18 years of\nage while in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice and was in the\ncustody of a local department immediately prior to commitment to the Department\nof Juvenile Justice and is transitioning from such commitment to\nself-sufficiency, and (iii) declines to participate in the Fostering Futures\nprogram pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-919. Such housing support shall be equal to the room\nand board portion of the maintenance payment that such person would otherwise\nreceive for housing support through participation in the Fostering Futures\nprogram. The local department may send such payments directly to the housing\nprovider or to the person receiving housing support, as agreed upon by the local\ndepartment and the recipient. Policies and decisions regarding housing options\nshall take into consideration the recipient’s autonomy, developmental\nmaturity, and safety needs.\n\t\tLocal departments shall provide any person who chooses to decline or terminate\nsuch housing support prior to the person’s twenty-first birthday written\nnotice of the person’s right to request restoration of housing support in\naccordance with this section. Such notice shall be included in the\nperson’s transition plan, which shall be created within 90 days prior to\nthe person’s discharge from foster care.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 7.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}