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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT

OF SOCIAL SERVICES ENERGY ASSISTANCE

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exceed $50.00.

All vendor bills with accompanying signed credit authorizations for Cooling Assistance must be received in the LDSS by the date specified by Home Office. Home Office will advise of the last day that payment data can be entered in the eligibility system.

10. COOLING ALLOCATIONS

There is no set allocation of Cooling Assistance funds for each LDSS. Funds will be held in a pool with all LDSS drawing from that pool until funds are depleted or the program ends. This process is identical to the handling of funds for the Crisis Assistance component.

11. CHANGES

The policies in Chapter D.9 regarding changes in household situations apply to the Cooling Assistance component.

12. APPEALS

The appeal procedures in Chapter F will be used for Cooling Assistance applicants except that the LDSS must schedule a conference within ten working days from the date of the request, unless the household requests that the conference be scheduled later.

13. SELLING FOR PROFIT

An eligible household that is found to have sold or is selling for profit merchandise purchased by the EAP will be ineligible to receive further assistance for a period of 12 months.

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