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2020 09/13/18 1 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

The mission of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is to assist low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of their income for home energy, primarily in meeting their home energy needs.

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of these procedures shall be to implement the requirements of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (Title XXVI of Pub. L. No. 97-35, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981), Title VI of Pub. L. No. 98-558, the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1984, Title V of Pub. L. No. 99-425, the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986, Title VII of Pub. L. No. 101-501, the Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990, Title III of Pub. L. 103-252, the Human Services Amendments of 1994, and 42 U.S.C. §§8621 et seq. relating to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as now or hereafter adopted, and to provide for the operation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in the State of Hawaii.

1.2 Definitions

“Active Account” means an open utility account for a residential service with a name, address, service start date and no service termination date.

“Applicant” means the individual applying and providing all information on the application.

“Application period” means the timeframe in which applications for the federal fiscal year can be submitted as determined by the State.

“Categorical recipient” means those individuals who are in receipt of assistance under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs and shall include only: (1) SSI recipients certified by the Social Security Administration to be in SSI independent living arrangement and also certified by the Social