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pg. 37  Bills  Mail Ineligible Individuals-Households Consider individuals meeting the following conditions ineligible:  Not a citizen of the United States or a Legal Permanent Resident.  Not living in the home at the time of application.  This does not apply to individuals temporarily out of their home due to service termination. Follow service termination procedures.  Incarcerated.  Roomers, boarders or live in attendance.  Define a Roomer-boarder as an individual who pays a household for lodging and-or food expenses only and who is not responsible for any household expenses.  Define Live-in-attendant as an individual living in the household who receives wages to provide medical care or childcare and who is not responsible for any household expenses.  A relative (by blood or marriage) cannot be considered a roomer- boarder or live in attendant. Relative is defined as • Parent (Step or In-Law) • Child(ren) (Step or In-law) • Sibling (Step, half, or In-law) • Aunt or uncle • First cousins • Niece or nephew • Spouse  Deceased.  Members that have already been approved and received EA or individuals moving into a household that has already received EA in the current program year at the same address.  This does not affect eligibility for individuals who have received LIHEAP benefits from another state in the same program year.  Individuals that have been approved for EA in another household but require a Change Report (IM-145) due to change in address or supplier, may be eligible for ECIP only benefits as long as all other LIHEAP eligibility requirements have been met. Households that are determined to be eligible but with ineligible household members will still be able to receive assistance through ECIP, repair and replacement of a heating or cooling unit, or other crisis services. No services will be prorated due to ineligible household members. Only one individual on a multiple named fuel bill account will be eligible to receive LIHEAP benefits. Any income made available to the household by an ineligible individual, including individuals that are ineligible because they are not citizens of the United States, or