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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 10 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)

21.3.1.D Residence and Citizenship 21.3.1.D.1 Residence See Section 2.2 for the residence requirement. 21.3.1.D.2 Citizenship See Chapter 15 for the eligibility requirements of citizenship or permanent noncitizen status. 21.3.1.E Duplicate Payments All eligible AGs are entitled to one Regular LIEAP, one Emergency Heating LIEAP, and one Emergency Cooling LIEAP payment per season only. Subsequent applications received from people who have already been found eligible for or who have received a Regular LIEAP payment in that season are denied. Cases requiring corrective or supplemental payments must be referred to the Office of Client Accounts as provided in Section 21.6. NOTE: Only citizens and/or qualified noncitizens may be included in the LIEAP AG, but the income of the entire household is counted. NOTE: Supplemental LIEAP funds may be made available during the program year, therefore, it is possible that eligible AGs may be entitled to receive an additional LIEAP payment. The Division of Family Assistance (DFA) Policy Unit will notify the local offices if supplemental funds become available.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 21

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 10 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)

21.3.1.D Residence and Citizenship 21.3.1.D.1 Residence See Section 2.2 for the residence requirement. 21.3.1.D.2 Citizenship See Chapter 15 for the eligibility requirements of citizenship or permanent noncitizen status. 21.3.1.E Duplicate Payments All eligible AGs are entitled to one Regular LIEAP, one Emergency Heating LIEAP, and one Emergency Cooling LIEAP payment per season only. Subsequent applications received from people who have already been found eligible for or who have received a Regular LIEAP payment in that season are denied. Cases requiring corrective or supplemental payments must be referred to the Office of Client Accounts as provided in Section 21.6. NOTE: Only citizens and/or qualified noncitizens may be included in the LIEAP AG, but the income of the entire household is counted. NOTE: Supplemental LIEAP funds may be made available during the program year, therefore, it is possible that eligible AGs may be entitled to receive an additional LIEAP payment. The Division of Family Assistance (DFA) Policy Unit will notify the local offices if supplemental funds become available.