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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 21

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 17 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)

21.3.2.D.2 Citizenship See Chapter 15 for the eligibility requirements of citizenship or qualified noncitizens. 21.3.2.E Duplicate Payment Eligible AGs may receive one Emergency Heating and one Emergency Cooling LIEAP payment per season only. The approved payment cannot exceed the total season LIEAP payment limits. However, the payment does not have to be for the primary source of heat/cooling, provided the client can show that a heating/cooling emergency will result from the receipt of a past due bill or the scheduled termination. If a past due bill or termination notice has been received on both electric and gas, Emergency LIEAP may be approved for the larger amount, providing the AG lacks the resources to pay the bill. Under no circumstances is the LIEAP payment split to cover both past due bills or terminations, regardless of the amount for which the client is eligible. Cases requiring corrective or supplemental payments must be referred to the Office of Client Accounts as provided in Section 21.6. 21.3.2.F Customer Account Number This requirement is satisfied by the past due bill or termination notice. Also see 21.3.1.F if the bill is not in the name of an AG member. 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 DFA Policy Unit will notify the local offices if supplemental funds become available.