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(a) The applicant has paid rent for his or her dwelling within the City during the grant year and was a resident of the City on • December 31 of the grant year. (b) The applicant, or his or her spouse if they reside to- gether, is sixty-five years of age or older, or permanently and totally disabled, as of December 31 of the grant year; (c) (d) The gross combined income during the grant year from all sources of such applicant and all relatives of the applicant living in such dwelling does not exceed the sum of ten twelve thousand dollars; provided, that the first five thousand dollars of any income received by the applicant, or the applicant's spouse if they reside together, as permanent disability compensation, shall be excluded from such total; and provided, that the first two thousand five hundred dollars of income of each relative other than spouse of such applicant who is living in such dwelling shall be excluded from such total. If the applicant has been a resident of the City for less than the full grant year, the gross combined income for such year and the maximum allowable income shall be prorated for the period of actual residency. (e) The net combined financial worth of such applicant living • in such dwelling as of December 31 of the grant year does not exceed twenty thirty-five thousand dollars. Net combined financial worth shall include all assets, including equitable interests. Section 30-12. Application for grant; investigation of affidavit. (a) (b) The affidavit shall set forth the names of the related persons occupying the dwelling for which rental relief is claimed, and the total combined net worth and gross combined income, as defined in this article, together with the amount of rent paid for such dwelling during the grant year. The form of such affidavit shall be determined by the commissioner of the revenue and approved by the city manager and shall contain such other information as may be necessary adequately to determine compliance with section 30-11 of this Code. The affidavit of any person less than sixty-five years of age who is claiming an exemption under this article shall be accompanied by a certification from the social security administration, or if such person is not eligible for social security, a sworn affi- davit from two medical doctors licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth, to the effect that the applicant is permanently