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C. One Utility in Landlord’s Name; One in Household’s Name

Scenario 1) Utility in landlord’s name does not include consumption usage. If one of the utilities is in the landlord’s name and one is in the household’s name, the fixed annual credit based on the utility in the household’s name will be utilized to determine the benefit to be paid to the household’s utility vendor. Scenario 2) Utility in landlord’s name includes consumption usage. If the household receives a separate bill from the landlord that includes energy consumption and dollar usage and the household receives a utility bill in their name, the household’s fixed annual credit based on both utilities is used to determine the household’s benefit to be payable first to the household’s utility not to exceed the annual usage, and the remainder payable to the household. The total cannot exceed the benefit cap. 505 SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS Participation in the Energy Assistance Program is targeted to those households that are: I. Elderly; II. Disabled (as defined in general provisions); and/or III. Have children under six (6) years of age in the home. In addition to targeted households eligible to receive assistance, a household that includes at least one federal worker, tribal worker, or state worker is eligible for UEC assistance during a shutdown if financially impacted by the shutdown to include a lapse of at least one payment unless the household would be eligible under normal eligibility criteria. A. Newly Constructed Residence If the household resides in a newly constructed residence where less than nine (9) months of historical energy usage exists, the median energy usage for the residence type (single family or multi-family), as determined by the applicable utility vendor, is used. See Appendix B for median energy usage. B. Twelve-Month History Not Representative of Current Household Usage When actual usage cannot be verified (i.e., the household resides in a new residence with 9 months or less of usage available, etc.) and the 12-month history of energy usage is not representative of the applicant household’s energy usage, one of the following methods must be utilized to estimate usage.

I. For the months that are not representative of the household’s usage, the case manager will obtain usage from the energy vendor for a like month from a prior year; or II. The case manager can exclude up to 3 months of the usage which is not representative of the household’s usage and average the remaining figures; or III. If usage that is representative of the household’s usage cannot be obtained, use Appendix B for median energy usage. MTL 01/24 June 25, 2024 - 5 - Section 500 – Non-Financial Requirements