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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 9 CCR 2503-7 Income Maintenance (Volume 3)

6 “Supportive Fuel”: Supportive fuel is an energy source needed to operate the primary heating system in a residential setting. For example, electricity is a supportive fuel required to operate a natural gas furnace. Supportive fuels are not eligible for LEAP assistance. “Traditional Dwelling”: Traditional dwelling means a structure that provides a housing or residential environment that is affixed to a permanent physical address. “Vendor”: A vendor is an individual, a group of individuals, or a company who is regularly in the business of selling fuel (bulk or non-bulk) to customers for residential home heating purposes. 3.751.2 HOUSEHOLDS [Eff. 12/1/14] A. Any individual considered as part of an approved household cannot subsequently be considered as part of another household during the same eligibility period. B. Each person living at a dwelling must be counted as either a member of the applicant's household or a member of a separate household. C. The maximum number of household members shall be fifteen (15). The maximum number of separate households shall be nine (9). D. The following cannot be classified as separate households: 1. Husband and wife living together; 2. Children under eighteen (18) years of age and living in the same dwelling as the parent or guardian, unless emancipated; 3. Individuals that enter into civil unions. E. A parent with his or her children may be listed as a separate household when residing in the same dwelling with his or her ex-spouse in cases of legal separation or divorce. 3.751.21 Permanent Separation [Eff. 12/1/14] A married couple is considered to be permanently separated when: A. They are divorced or legally separated; or, B. Both physical and financial ties have been dissolved and a relationship as spouses no longer exists. 3.751.22 Presumption of Marriage [Eff. 12/1/14] Unless there has been a divorce or legal separation, the presumption is made that the couple is still married. Such presumption must be refuted by persons, other than the spouses, who can establish that they are in a position to know and assert that a complete and permanent separation does, in fact, exist. 3.751.3 NON DISCRIMINATION POLICIES/RIGHT AND OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY 3.751.31 Non-Discrimination [Rev. eff. 12/1/14] Non-discrimination policies as outlined in this rule manual shall apply to all households applying for the Heating Fuel Assistance Program.