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NOTIFICATION TO VENDORS: All vendors will be notified of the household’s LIHEAP benefit. Notifications are auto generated and mailed through CHIMES. 3.20 LIHEAP Benefit Calculation FIVE FACTORS OF BENEFIT CALCULATION 1. Number of people in the household (to determine percent of poverty) 2. Fuel type: Electric, Natural gas, Propane, Deliverable fuels 3. Income (to calculate percent of poverty) 4. Number of physical bedrooms in the home 5. Type of dwelling: Mobile Home, House –Modular (single family), Apartment or Duplex, Non-traditional dwelling CALCULATING BENEFITS Use the tables in APPENDIX A for current amounts and guidelines. 1. Determine the household income a) The income amount that will be used in this example will be $12,500. 2. Determine 100% poverty level for the household size. a) The household size of 2 will be used in this example. 3. Divide income by 100% of poverty level for the household size. a) $12,500/ $21,150= 0.591 or 0.59 b) Multiply the figure by 100 to calculate the percentage of poverty 0.659 x 100 = 59 or 59% of Poverty 4. Determine Income/Heating Degree Day (HDD) multipliers for the sub-grantee’s service area using the percentage of poverty previously calculated. a) The Income/Heating Degree Day Multiplier for District VII is 0.83 for 59% of poverty. INCOME/HEATING DEGREE DAY MULTIPLIERS Use the tables in APPENDIX A for current amounts and guidelines. 1. Identify the dwelling type (Single) 2. Identify number of eligible bedrooms (2) 3. Identify the fuel type (Propane) 4. Determine the base benefit using the base benefit matrix. a) The base benefit for a single dwelling, with 2 bedrooms and a fuel type of propane would be $1,827.