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EAP Policy Manual FFY24 Chapter 3 Program Eligibility Requirements Page 13 An applicant who rents out a room to a renter must count the rental income and may deduct rental expenses. Service Providers must check the ‘Shared Meter/Business Use of Home’ box in eHEAT. Institutions An institution is defined as a place where an organization takes 7-day, 24-hour care of people for an extended period of time; where residents are primarily ineligible, unable, or unlikely to care for themselves. Residents of institutions are not eligible for EAP. Service Providers may need to verify the type of services provided and the household’s living arrangements to determine if an applicant’s housing is institutional or non-institutional. Examples of institutions and what may appear to be institutions but are not considered institutions for EAP, are listed in the Dwellings Eligible for Primary Heat section below. Dwellings Eligible for Primary Heat A “dwelling” is a single unit providing complete, independent, living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. To be eligible for Primary Heat benefits, a dwelling unit must be used as a primary residence and be designed for year-round human habitation. The tables below provide examples of eligible, ineligible, and potentially eligible dwelling types. Eligible Dwellings Ineligible Dwellings • Single family house • Multi-unit building (e.g., duplex, condo, apartment, townhouse) • Mobile home • Assisted living facilities (e.g., board and lodging with special services, board, and care) without 7-day, 24- hour care • Group homes • Military quarters • Residential treatment centers • Subsidized housing (all dwelling types above), if household pays for heat and/or electric • Student housing • Transitional housing and shelters • Federal, State, or local correctional facilities • Hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, in- patient hospice facilities • Non-traditional dwellings (e.g., deer stand, tent) • Nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities (aka nursing homes) • Passenger vehicles (cars, trucks, vans) • Residential schools for people with disabilities • Secondary home (e.g., vacation home, seasonal home) • Subsidized housing with heat & electric included