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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

Coordination 415-10-10 (Revised 10/1/18 ML #3533) View Archives

The State coordinates fuel assistance activities with similar and related programs administered by the State and Federal government, particularly low income energy related programs administered by the Community Action agencies, Supplemental Security Insurance programs, Title XX programs, and the TANF Program. The county social service boards coordinate fuel assistance with other service programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), General Assistance Program, and medical care program.

The Department of Human Services, Aging Services Division, coordinates a network of services and special projects for the elderly including nutrition, transportation, recreational, educational, and chore services.

Many LIHEAP households can benefit from these programs and should be referred to them. The senior projects may also help LIHEAP locate unserved elderly households. The county social service boards are encouraged to become acquainted with any local senior project staff and with the regional aging services coordinator to ensure that appropriate referrals are made.

Responsibilities, such as outreach, distributions and securing of applications, obtaining income verifications, and the determination of eligibility, should be coordinated with other county social service board programs and the Community Action agencies. As a minimum, the recipients of last year's Fuel Assistance Program, as well as recipients of other programs administered by the county social service boards, should be given the opportunity to apply for fuel assistance.