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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Division 10 Service 415 Program 415 Chapters 05 - 65 North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

Energy Burden This term means the expenditures of the household for home energy divided by the income of the household.

Energy Crisis Weather-related and supply shortage emergencies and other household energy-related emergencies. Examples include (but are not limited to): • Heat-related shut off or disconnection notice • Near-empty fuel tank and refusal to deliver • Non-heat electric shut off or disconnection notice

Federal Poverty Level This term refers to the poverty guidelines that are issued each year in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as applicable to the State of North Dakota.

Garnishment A garnishment is a means of collecting a monetary judgment against a defendant by ordering a third party (the garnishee) to pay money, otherwise owed to the defendant, directly to the plaintiff. Wage garnishment, the most common type of garnishment, is the process of deducting money from an employee’s monetary compensation (including salary) as a result of a court order. Examples of garnishments that can be used by LIHEAP are: Child support Taxes Unpaid court fines

Home Energy This term means a source of heating or cooling in a residential dwelling. This includes any type of heating fuel, the mechanical system necessary to