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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ENERGY ASSISTANCE

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c. Other Households

Households that are not selected for a mailed application form will be allowed to pick up, be mailed, complete the Energy Assistance application form on hand in the LDSS or printed from the VDSS public website, or complete an online application. Applications will be accepted from walk-in applicants through the second Friday in November or the next business day if Friday is a holiday.

4. TIME STANDARDS

All Fuel Assistance applications must be processed (approved or denied) as soon as possible, but no later than the last day designated to process and enter all Fuel Assistance applications in the EAP system. The reasons an LDSS may deny a case are listed in Chapter D, Local Agency Denials.

5. HOUSEHOLDS

a. Definition

A household is defined as an individual or group of individuals who function as one economic unit, who share residential energy, and who have a heating expense. All three criteria must be met.

A heating expense exists even though the heating service has been disconnected. The heat source is considered shared if it is available to all persons in the household.

Public assistance is defined by the Code of Virginia as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); auxiliary grants to the aged, blind and disabled; medical assistance; energy assistance; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); employment services; child care; and general relief. A public assistance household is one in which all persons are recipients of public assistance (PA) or supplemental security income (SSI), or a combination of PA and SSI that meets the definition of a household.

b. Composition

Generally, all persons residing in the housing unit will be considered members of the same household. See Section 8.c. for the requirement of a Social Security Number.

Exceptions:

1) Live-in Attendants - Individuals who reside with a household to

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