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FY26 Alaska LIHEAP Model Plan ECOS will multiply the final heating points by the benefit rate to determine the amount of the household's heating assistance. Step 8 – Subsidized Housing Adjustment – If Applicable Households residing in any type of subsidized housing who are responsible for paying all or a portion of their heating costs directly to a vendor and who also receive a utility allowance as part of their housing cost calculation shall have their total benefit reduced by 50 percent, regardless of their utility allowance amount. Note:

The amount of the HAP grant may be reduced by the amount of the unpaid balance that the household owes the division for previously awarded heating assistance to which the household was not entitled. The division will use this method of recoupment of overpayments only if the household has not responded to the division's request for repayment or the household defaults on its repayment agreement. The following examples illustrate how a household's heating assistance benefit is determined using a price per point. For the FY 2026 heating assistance season, this rate is $175 per point.

Example 1

Benefit Calculation: Step 1. Community, Fuel Anchorage, N Gas 5 points Step 2. Dwelling 3 bedroom house 5 points x 1.3 = 6.5 points Step 3. Household Size, Income 4, $3,500 100.1-125% of poverty = 60%

6.5 points x 0.6 = 3.9 points Step 4. Household includes elderly, disabled or child underage 6 No N/A Step 5. Heating points of 2.0 or more Yes 3.9 points Step 6. Round points

Rounded = 4 points Step 7. Multiply by benefit rate

4 points x $175 = $700 Step 8. Subsidized Housing Adjustment Yes $700 x 0.5 = $350

Example 2

Benefit calculation: Step 1. Community, Fuel Fairbanks, Oil 10 points Step 2. Dwelling 2 bedroom, 4+unit bldg 10 points x 0.7 = 7 points Step 3. Household Size, Income 2, $2,700 125.01-150% of poverty = 50%

7 points x 0.5 = 3.5 points Step 4. Household includes elderly, disabled or child underage 6 Yes 3.5 points + 1 = 4.5 points Step 5. Heating points of 2.0 or more Yes 4.5 points Step 6. Round points

Rounded = 5 points Step 7. Multiply by benefit rate

5 points x $175 = $875 Step 8. Subsidized Housing Adjustment No $875 x 1.0 = $875