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ENERGY PROGRAMS EP-300 LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

15 Section 300 Change #2-2026 May 1, 2026

If there are more than 26 in a household contact the Economic and Family Services Section at (919) 527-6300 or dss.policy.questions@dhhs.nc.gov for the maximum countable monthly income. 300.10 HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN INELIGIBLE ALIEN A. Computation of Gross Countable Income 1. Follow instructions in the appropriate section to determine the gross countable income household members. To determine who is a qualified or non-qualified alien, please refer to Section 225 of the Food and Nutrition Services Certification Manual. 2. To compute countable income of an ineligible alien (if it is determined not to be terminated income) you must: a. Qualified Ineligible Aliens Include this member’s prorated countable gross income. For instructions on proration, refer to section d below. b. Treatment of Income of Non-Qualified Ineligible Aliens Count all the non-qualified ineligible alien’s income when applying the manual gross income test for eligibility purposes; do not include the nonqualified ineligible alien in the household size. If the household’s income exceeds the gross income test, deny the application. 3 $3,331 16 $12,269 4 $4,019 17 $12,956 5 $4,706 18 $13,644 6 $5,394 19 $14,331 7 $6,081 20 $15,019 8 $6,769 21 $15,706 9 $7,456 22 $16,394 10 $8,144 23 $17,081 11 $8,831 24 $17,769 12 $9,519 25 $18,456 13 $10,206 26 $19,144