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17 Revised: August 2025 non-heating costs The portion of the home energy costs not connected with heating the living space; usually these are electric costs. The costs for lighting, cooking, drying clothes, refrigerators, etc. are included in the non-heating costs.
outreach The activities undertaken to ensure households with the greatest needs receive WHEAP benefits. It includes informing potentially eligible persons about WHEAP, encouraging them to apply, and assisting them with the submission of an application.
PASS interest The interest on SSI Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) accounts.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Any information by itself or combined with additional information that can be used to directly identify a specific individual.
Person ID (PID) The Person ID is an HE+ System-generated identifier attached to each person. This number is used, in part, to allow rapid location of a case without using the SSN.
PMA Acronym for Profile Management Administrator.
poverty level Household income in relation to family size established by the federal government.
primary heating fuel The type of fuel the household customarily uses to heat their home. If more than one fuel type is used in the home, the primary heating fuel is the fuel used the most by the household to heat the home. Primary heating type must reflect the primary heating unit of the dwelling.
Prevention Assistance The part of Crisis Assistance that provides identification and assistance to high-risk households. Prevention services are provided year-round.
PSC Acronym for Public Service Commission.
PSQA Acronym for Program Services Quality Assurance.
Public Benefits (PB) Public Benefits were created as a portion of the "Reliability 2000" bill signed into law on October 27, 1999, the 1999-2001 Wisconsin State Budget, Wisconsin Act 9, s.16.957, Utility Public Benefits. This law was amended by Act 141 in 2005.