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13 in their name, the applicant must present a lease indicating this requirement with the landlord’s name on it.
The furnishing of a recent bill is required only of those households that receive a bill on a regular cycle and when the bill has an account number printed on the bill.
Applicants in non-subsidized housing whose heating and cooling costs are included in their rent must provide written proof (to be placed in applicant’s file) of this particular living arrangement or the local agency must verify the living arrangement through a contact with the landlord. If the local agency contacts the landlord, notes regarding the verification should be made in Customer Notes in FACSPro.
5.4 Custody Documentation If any adult household member is the non-parental guardian of a minor child (under age 18) in the household, official documentation demonstrating permanent or temporary custody is required from either the Department of Human Resources or court records. Hand-written or printed statements from the child’s parent stating they have relinquished custody to another individual is not acceptable. If the applicant is not the child’s legal guardian, custody documentation is not required if the child’s parent is a member of the household.
If custody documentation cannot be provided, the local agency should enter the child’s information into FACSPro (including income) and check both the “Living in Household” box and the “Non-Custodial Child” box on the Personal Information tab. If this is done, FACSPro is programmed to include the child’s income (if any is received); however, the system will not count the child as part of the household when determining the LIHEAP payment.
5.5 Proof of Income Proof of gross earned and unearned income received in the month prior to the month of application for all current household members is required, with the exception of earned income for household members under the age of 18.
For example, if a household applies for assistance on December 10, then all household income received in the month of November (prior month) must be verified.
5.5.1 Countable Income Income refers to total monthly cash receipts before taxes from all sources including, but not limited to, the following:
• Money wages and salaries before any deductions, including tips and gratuities • Self-employment income • Contract income • Net receipts from non-farm or farm self-employment