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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 6 Energy Related Repair Page 2 Eligibility The EAP income eligibility process serves as the ERR income eligibility determination process. ERR funds may serve a household that: • Is currently eligible for EAP assistance, and • Is a homeowner, and • Is occupying the dwelling at the time the ERR benefit is determined, and • Occupies a qualified dwelling, and • Has a hazardous and life threatening situation, has no heat, or has a malfunctioning heating system. • ERR funds may serve a household that has an ineligible non-citizen homeowner living in the home with EAP-eligible household members. EAP and ERR eligibility must be determined before a heating system repair or replacement can be authorized. Expenditures to provide temporary heat for up to 48 hours of temporary shelter may be authorized if the household agrees to repay costs if the household is later determined not eligible for ERR services. Examples of ERR ineligibility: • Proof of ownership is unobtainable and the household did not provide an Affidavit Declaring Home Ownership. • The owner is not residing in the dwelling when requesting ERR. • There is an operable redundant heating system to maintain or restore heat. Furnace Terms and Definitions EAP ERR benefits focus on essential non-redundant furnaces. In assessing an ERR event, the Service Provider should consider the specifics of the dwelling’s furnace and deliver services to restore the primary or essential non-redundant furnace. Common terms used include (but are not limited to): • Furnace: Any heating unit/system. • Primary: The main furnace for the dwelling. • Secondary: An additional furnace that heats the same area or another part of a dwelling. • Redundant: Two interchangeable heating systems that heat essentially the same area. Dual furnace systems are redundant, e.g., LP furnace with an electric plenum furnace using the same blower and ductwork. Only electricity is needed to provide heat in this