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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 21

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 15 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)

extenuating circumstances (leak in tank, fuel stolen, etc.). The Worker denies the Emergency LIEAP application. 21.3.2.C.3 Determining the Emergency LIEAP Benefit ➢ Home Heating/Cooling Suppliers Regulated by the PSC In order to be eligible for an Emergency LIEAP payment, the client's home heating/cooling supplier must agree to provide a minimum of 30 days of service beginning the date the vendor is made aware of and accepts the DOHS’s offer. Payment will be denied if the supplier fails to agree to or otherwise does not carry out this requirement. ➢ Bulk Fuel Suppliers The amount of bulk fuel required to eliminate an emergency is the minimum amount the bulk fuel supplier will deliver. The minimum delivered amount may or may not last for 30 days or may last for more than 30 days, depending on such variables as severity of weather, size and degree of insulation of living quarters, etc. The amount of the Emergency LIEAP payment is based on the minimum fuel delivery cost and the amount of the maximum household benefit. See Section 21.4.11.B. ➢ Determining the Amount of Self-Delivered Bulk Fuel Emergency LIEAP clients who must self-deliver bulk fuel are eligible for the same amount as the minimum required by the vendor to deliver the bulk fuel. Self-Delivered Bulk Fuel Example: The minimum delivered amount of propane in Mr. Pine’s area is 100 pounds. He will self-deliver 100 pounds, since the amount of his Emergency LIEAP payment is sufficient to purchase that amount. NOTE: Clients must be made aware that charges continue to accrue during this 30-day period and that failure to make subsequent payments may result in another past due bill or termination notice at the expiration of this time period. Emergency LIEAP payments are for past-due amounts and are not intended to cover future fuel use.