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DEO LIHEAP Policies and Procedures Manual Page 47

(a.) Birth certificate (b.) U.S. Passport or Passport Card (c.) Certificate of naturalization or citizenship (d.) Other reasonable sources If anyone in the household is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability (SSD), Food Stamps, or TANF, the household is considered to have met legal resident status and no further documentation is required. C. Residential Address: Applicant may provide lease agreement, utility bills (in applicant’s name), bank records, insurance, credit card bills, etc. Other additional documentation that is acceptable to document that the applicant is residing in the home may be found at http://gathergoget.com/. DEO will accept any documents listed for proof of residential address. D. Gross Countable Income of all household members: income may not exceed 150 percent (150%) of the current Federal Poverty Guidelines, which is updated annually by DEO. Refer to the most recent LIHEAP Federal Poverty Guidelines. E. Social Security Numbers of Applicants and all household members, or the citation for the applicable exemption. The subrecipient should use due diligence to collect other types of documentation that contain a full or partial SSN to assist in verifying the identity of the applicant and/or other household members. .04 Obligation Requirement A. To be eligible for LIHEAP, each household must provide proof of a home energy obligation for their residence. Proof may be a copy of a receipt or a fuel bill. The fuel bill used as proof of an obligation must be the bill used in documenting and calculating the LIHEAP benefit. A subrecipient official may grant exceptions on a case-by-case basis for unusual circumstances. Recognized sources of fuel include: electricity, fuel oil, kerosene, wood, coal, natural gas, solar and liquid propane gas. B. If the applicant lives in multifamily housing or rents their residence, the applicant must provide a statement from their landlord stating that: 1. Home energy costs are not included in their rent. A lease agreement that includes this information is acceptable 2. The address of the applicant 3. The signature, address and telephone number of the landlord, and 4. If the applicant and landlord share the same living space, the applicant must provide a statement that he or she is not the spouse of the landlord.