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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

Miscellaneous - Reimbursements for Monthly Payment Plans 415-35-20-20-10 (Revised 10/00 ML #2629) View Archives

Households are encouraged to enter into "even monthly payment plan" agreements with their supplier.

Whenever the household chooses to have these payments carried as a credit with the supplier, the current energy costs are considered "unpaid" and may be billed to LIHEAP by the supplier.

Example: A household eligible from October through May, applies in December and has been paying even monthly payments to the supplier of $50/month. The household chooses to have these payments held by the supplier as credit. The authorization period will begin October 1, and the supplier will be allowed to bill actual heating costs from October - May to LIHEAP or until the authorization period expires.

Whenever the household chooses to have his monthly payments considered as "paid" fuel costs, the supplier will not be authorized to bill for these months, and the household may request reimbursement. The reimbursements will be determined as follows: 1. Determine the total amount of monthly payments the household has paid since October. 2. Determine the actual cost of each fuel delivery made during an eligible month 3. Reimburse the household for the LIHEAP Share Percentage of the actual cost of each delivery up to the total of monthly payments the customer has made since October. Example: A household, eligible from October through May, applies in December and has been making even monthly payments to the supplier of