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9 4. Eligibility Requirements

Each time a household is interested in applying for LIHEAP assistance, they must contact the local agency that administers the program in their county. The maximum number of times an eligible household can receive LIHEAP assistance each program year is four times, i.e. once for Heating, Crisis Heating, Cooling, or Crisis Cooling. Once a program year has ended and a new program year begins, eligible households may apply again, if needed.

Households have the right to reapply even if they have been denied previously. However, once an application is denied, the local agency must complete a new application at the time the household reapplies. All points of eligibility must be verified and updated with each new application.

In the case of some households that are denied based on excessive household income, it may be to the advantage of the household to reapply the following month. Since income eligibility is based on the household income in the month prior to the month of application, the household may be ineligible one month and eligible the next month.

Explain to the household whose application is denied this month, based on prior month's income, that they may be eligible next month if household income has significantly decreased.

To be considered an eligible applicant, he or she must:

a) Be a resident of Alabama when application is made; and

b) Be either a U.S. citizen, a qualified alien, or a non-qualified alien with a child who is either a citizen/qualified alien provided there is no other adult in the household that is a citizen/qualified alien; and

c) Currently live or attempting to establish home energy service in a single-family house; a multi-unit building with two or more units (e.g. duplex, apartment, townhouse, studio apartment, condominium), or a mobile home; and

d) Be the head of the household, the spouse of the head of the household, or a second- party applicant; and

e) Not exceed the guidelines detailed on the Payment Assistance Chart (Appendix D) for combined gross household income for the month prior to the month of application; and

f) Have out-of-pocket home energy expenses; and

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9 4. Eligibility Requirements

Explain to the household whose application is denied this month, based on prior month's income, that they may be eligible next month if household income has significantly decreased.

To be considered an eligible applicant, he or she must:

a) Be a resident of Alabama when application is made; and

d) Be the head of the household, the spouse of the head of the household, or a second- party applicant; and

e) Not exceed the guidelines detailed on the Payment Assistance Chart (Appendix D) for combined gross household income for the month prior to the month of application; and

f) Have out-of-pocket home energy expenses; and