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130 | P a g e October 25 b) A maximum of four credits may be earned in a year by each individual. Credits will be credited only after the calendar quarter has ended. Calendar quarters mean the four calendar months ending March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st of any year. 8. Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees: The Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (AUSAA), and extended by the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (USSAA), authorizes Montana to provide LIHEAP benefits to specific Ukrainian populations and other non-Ukrainian individuals in response to their displacement from Ukraine and entry into the United States. a) Eligible Populations: i. Citizens or nationals of Ukraine who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit, known as Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHPs); ii. Non-Ukrainian individuals who last habitually resided in Ukraine and who DHS has paroled into the United States between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit; iii. A spouse or child of an individual described in above sections who is paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023; or, iv. A parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an unaccompanied refugee minor or an unaccompanied child described in section A or B who is paroled into the United States after September 30, 2023. Date of Eligibility for Ukrainian Parolees: • For eligible Ukrainian parolees who entered the United States with parole between February 24, 2022, and Sept 30, 2023, their date of eligibility is May 21, 2022, or their date of parole, whichever is later. • For eligible Ukrainian parolees who enter the United States with parole between October 1, 2023, and Sept 30, 2024, their date of eligibility is April 24, 2024, or their date of parole, whichever is later. Period of Eligibility for Eligible Ukrainian Parolees: • UHPs and other non-Ukrainian individuals displaced from Ukraine are eligible for LIHEAP benefits until the end of the individual’s parole term, unless otherwise amended by law or the individual gains another ORR-eligible category or status. • For example, an eligible Ukrainian parolee who entered the United States on Sept 30, 2023, has a date of eligibility of Sept 30, 2023. This eligible Ukrainian parolee remains eligible for the duration of their parole, including any additional period of re-parole.