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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

Room Payments 415-25-05-45 (Revised 10/1/14 ML #3407) View Archives

For the purpose of determining LIHEAP benefits, a "room" arrangement exists if there is a negotiated agreement to make payments for room, in cash or in kind, regardless of whether the person making the payments is related to the client.

Monthly payments received by the client will be counted as annual income.

In a room arrangement, the person making room payments will not be counted as a member of the household, nor will his income be included when determining the applicable income eligibility level for the household. The bedroom of this person will not be counted. Conversely, the income of an individual living in the household who does not have a negotiated rate of payment for room will be included in the total household income, the individual person will be counted as a member of the household, and the bedroom of the person will be counted.

NOTE: If a room arrangement exists but the person making room payment has privileges to use other rooms in the dwelling unit, then they must be counted as a member of the household for LIHEAP eligibility purposes. Their income will be included in the total household income and the bedroom of the person will be counted. The monthly room payments will be disregarded as an exchange of funds between household members.