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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 21
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 38 Chapter 21 Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
• The heating/cooling bill is in the name of someone not living in the AG. • A bulk fuel user is without or in immediate danger of being without fuel for home heating, the time required for a regular LIEAP issuance would not eliminate the emergency, and the following conditions apply: o The amount required to eliminate the emergency is equal to or less than the Regular LIEAP benefit; and, o The client verifies he will be without fuel for home heating prior to the receipt of a direct payment check and states he has no resources with which to purchase a temporary supply; and, o The bulk fuel supplier will not make a delivery unless it is pre-authorized by the Worker, but agrees to provide fuel for at least 30 days from the date he is made aware of and accepts the DOHS's payment; and, o The client agrees to the vendor payment instead of the direct payment. 21.5.1.D Use of Form DFA-67 for Regular LIEAP Payments It may sometimes be necessary to use the DFA-67 to make vendor payment of Regular LIEAP benefits to prevent bulk fuel emergencies. When this occurs, the following instructions apply: • Form DFA-67 is used to authorize the delivery in almost the same manner as described above for Emergency LIEAP. The difference is that no voucher is eligibility system generated. Instead, the Worker completes the DFA-67 as required to authorize delivery of the home heating service. • Vendor payment is then made to the home heating/cooling supplier when the DFA-67 voucher is returned and is properly signed. When completing this form, the dollar amount authorized must be identical to the amount of the correct LIEAP benefit payment chart at Appendix A. The DFA-LIEAP-5 form, Authorization for Delivery and Payment of Emergency Regular LIEAP, may be used instead of the DFA-67 form, as follows: • The Worker must first determine that the vendor accepts the form instead of the DFA-67 and guarantees delivery. • The Worker must ensure that vendor payment and not direct payment is made. NOTE: This procedure is also used to make payment to utility companies which did not enter into an agreement with the DOHS and a DFA-67 is demanded prior to the delivery.