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DWELLING UNIT A house, including a stationary mobile home, an apartment, a group of rooms or a single room occupied as separate living quarters.

ECIP Energy Crisis Intervention Program: Provides services to DEAP eligible persons in the form of fuel supplements.

ELDERLY Households with a member(s) aged 60 or older.

ELIGIBLE An applicant who meets current income guidelines and receives one or more of the DEAP services.

FAIR HEARING The applicants’ right to formally appeal any decision by DSSC/OCS and the contractor agency in determining eligibility and/or benefit amount for DEAP services.

FFR Acronym for Federal Financial Reports. These are submitted to HHS annually; no later than December 31st.

FFY Federal Fiscal Year (begins October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year.

FILE Comprehensive record of client information including but not limited to client application, eligibility or denial letter, income documentation, household member documentation, utility bill, lease, income calculation worksheet, vendor declaration form, zero income declaration form, etc.

FINANCIAL REPORT Report submitted to DSSC/OCS from contractor agencies in order to be paid for expenses.

FRAUD The false representation of a matter of fact, by false or misleading allegations or by concealment of that which should have been disclosed, as is intended to deceive, in order to qualify for DEAP services.

FSS Acronym for Family Support Services.

FSF Acronym for First State Financials. This is the financial system used by the State of Delaware to track all expenses.