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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

College Students Living Away from Home 415-25-05-55 (Revised 10/00 ML #2629) View Archives

Households who have a college student living away from home, except for weekends and holidays, may NOT count that student as a member of the household for purposes of establishing the appropriate income eligibility level.

NOTE: If the student is a spouse or head of household, that individual must be included in the household unit. (See 415-25-05-05, #5 for Deductions from Income).

College students living in congregate living arrangements such as dormitories, fraternity or sorority residences, or in housing owned and operated by the educational institution are excluded from participation in LIHEAP. (See complete definition of this exclusion in 415-05-05, Housing Unit definition) Other college students may apply in their own behalf for their heating costs.

In many cases more than one college student will rent an apartment or house and divide the rental and utility costs equally. In these situations, one individual must be designated to apply as head of the household and all other residents, and their income, are considered as members of the household.

In evaluating the income of the college students, contributions from parents, educational loans, grants, scholarships, or any other income available on condition that the recipient continues as a bona fide higher education student may NOT be counted as income for LIHEAP purposes. (415-25-05-30, Item 12).