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24 | P a g e October 25 o Emergency Payment for currently approved LIHEAP case-t without a new application o Emergency Payment for a new case with a new application Payment Schedule • All payments are generated through CHIMES. • Payments are sent weekly, at the end of the day, each Wednesday. • Payments can be mailed checks or Electronic und Transfer to vendors, clients, sub-grantees and/or sub-contractors. Correspondence About Your Case (AYC) notices are automatically generated through CHIMES based on information about the individual case. AYCs may contain the following information: • Missing Information – processed daily. • Eligibility determination – processed daily. • Summer and Weatherization Only Notices – processed daily. SUMMER WEATHERIZATION – applications received after the heating season ends must be processed to determine eligibility for emergency assistance through the Contingency Revolving Fund (CRF) and for weatherization assistance. CHIMES will automatically process the LIHEAP application as Summer Weatherization only if the application received date is between April 30 – September 30 WEATHERIZATION ONLY – Household is over income for LIHEAP, but eligible for weatherization. These households are not eligible for emergency assistance through the Contingency Revolving Fund (CRF). 3.10 Application Processing Hierarchy Process LIHEAP cases by Hierarchy – Verify in the order below: 1. LIHEAP/SNAP Categorically Eligible 2. SSI, and TANF Categorically Eligible 3. LIHEAP Eligible Determination of eligibility should follow the hierarchy by looking at SNAP eligibility of all household members listed on the application first. Followed by SSI and TANF Categorical Eligibility determination. If none of the above apply, process application as LIHEAP only without categorical eligibility.