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Household: Any individual or group of individuals who are living together as one (1) economic unit for whom residential Energy Utilities are customarily purchased in common or who make undesignated payments for Energy Utilities in the form of rent. Ineligible Household Member: A Household member who is not a U.S. citizen or Qualified Noncitizen, or who declines to provide citizenship information or verification documentation. An Ineligible Household Member may have entered the U.S. either with or without Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) documentation. Nonqualified noncitizens are not eligible for LIHEAP benefits, but their income will be counted toward total Household income and they may apply on behalf of Eligible Household Members (See also, “Ineligible Participant,” CCSD Citizenship Verification Policy). Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP or Program): The DES Program, administered by the Child and Community Services Division (CCSD or Division) that provides heating and cooling Energy Utility assistance to eligible Arizona Households. Mixed-Status Household: A Household in which one (1) or more individuals are Eligible Household Members and one (1) or more individuals are not. Portable Fuel: Energy that is derived from propane, wood, coal, fuel for gas generators, and/or pellets and that is used for heating or cooling a residence. Qualified Noncitizen: A “qualified alien” as defined by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193, 8 U.S.C. § 1641(b), see also, LIHEAP IM 1998-25 on Interpretation of "Federal Public Benefits'' Under the Welfare Reform Law), who is not a citizen of the United States but is eligible for state and local public benefits programs based upon enumerated criteria. Qualified Noncitizens may fall into any of the following categories: Lawful/legal permanent residents; asylees; refugees; noncitizens paroled in the U.S. for at least one (1) year; noncitizens whose deportations are being withheld; noncitizens granted conditional entry (prior to April 1, 1980), battered noncitizen spouses, battered noncitizen children, the noncitizen parents of battered children, and children of battered parents who fit certain criteria; Cuban/Haitian entrants; Compacts of Free Association citizens lawfully residing in the U.S.; or victims of a severe form of trafficking. Senior Utility Assistance Program (SUAP): Assistance that requires an Applicant to have received Standard LIHEAP benefits and, upon recertification of the Standard benefit, meet specified requirements for age and receipt of state or federal benefits. SUAP recipients receive maximum Standard LIHEAP benefits. Standard LIHEAP: Assistance that requires basic eligibility requirements be met and calculated based on the Benefit Matrix. This assistance is distinct from Crisis Assistance. 5 of 41