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Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures Manual Appendix D – Energy Burden Table

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APPENDIX D – ENERGY BURDEN TABLE

LIHEAP Customer Heat/Electric Situation Energy Burden Rationale Type of Payment Documentation

LIHEAP customer pays a vendor directly for utilities

Yes

HH energy bills rise and fall with market

Paid to vendor

Utility bill

Utility costs (heat and electric) included in rent (non-subsidized only)

Yes

HH rent may increase with an increase in energy costs

Direct pay to LIHEAP customer

Landlord letter or rental agreement

Heat costs included in rent and LIHEAP customer is billed directly for electric (non- subsidized and subsidized)

Yes

HH has a direct energy burden with secondary vendor

Paid to electric vendor because gas usage is indeterminate

Utility bill

LIHEAP customer pays the landlord or trailer park owner for utility costs (if billed separate from rent)

Yes

HH energy bills rise and fall with market

Direct pay to LIHEAP customer

Landlord letter or trailer park agreement

LIHEAP customer lives in subsidized housing and pays a vendor directly for utility costs (receives a utility allowance)

Yes

HH energy costs rise with market

Paid to vendor

Utility bill

LIHEAP customer lives in subsidized housing and pays a landlord for utility costs (billed separately, whether or not receives a utility allowance)

Yes

HH energy costs rise with market

Paid to electric supplier or direct pay to LIHEAP customer

Landlord letter or subsidized housing contract