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ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Section Two: Income Intake, Operations & Policy Manual Program Year 2026 52 • Trust Fund- Letter, statement from lawyer, bank statement. • Unemployment – Printout or statement from the employment office; ensure that gross weekly benefits amount is used to calculate income. • Veterans Benefits – Benefit award letter, correspondence from the VA office, benefit payment check, bank statement. • Workers Compensation – Benefit Statement, check stub or bank statement (as a last resort). • Work Study – Pay stubs. What Is Not Income: • Cash Gifts: Irregular – Irregular cash gifts or payment on behalf of the household, includes loans and cash draw down on credit cards. Gifts given for three consecutive months or more will be counted as income. • Child Tax Credit (CTC) – A tax credit for parents with dependent children. • DHS cash assistance – SNAP in the form of cash instead of food stamps. • Earned Income Credit (EIC) – A tax credit for low-income households. • Employers paid fringe benefits – Health insurance, retirement, etc. • Energy Grant(s) – Money received under last year’s Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Oregon Energy Assistance Program (OEAP), or from private utility energy assistance programs. • Federal Disaster Payments - Payments made by federal agencies under a residential declaration of disaster including, but not limited to, individual family grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). • Food Stamps (SNAP) –See SNAP. • Foster Grandparents Program – A program for limited income people age 60 and older to serve as extended family members. • GI Bill- Any of various Congressional bills, enacted to provide funds for college educational cost, which may include tuition, fees, books, and housing costs. • Home Ownership Voucher Program – Section 8 Program. Payments may be cash payments or payments made on behalf of the household.