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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 79 Chapter 4 Income

• AGs that have utilities included in their rent and/or shelter payments but are billed separately for a heating or cooling cost are eligible for the HCS. ▪ Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) AGs that receive LIEAP or share a residence and utility costs with a LIEAP client are eligible to receive the HCS. LIEAP payments must be received in the current month or preceding 12 months of determining eligibility, regardless of any changes in the AG’s address. ▪ Ineligibility for the HCS The AG, unless a LIEAP client, is not eligible for the HCS when any of the following situations exist: • The heating or cooling costs are included in the shelter obligation and are not billed separately; or • The AG receives an excluded utility supplement and does not have utility costs in excess of the amount of the excluded supplement. ➢ Non-Heating/Cooling Standard (NHCS) AGs that do not qualify for the HCS, but incur two or more utility expenses or at least one utility expense when sharing a residence that has two or more utilities, are eligible for the NHCS if the AG meets the following criteria: ▪ Separate Billing The utility costs must be billed separately from the rent or mortgage payment for the residence. This includes the following: • Residents of private rental housing who are billed by the landlord based on actual use or charged a flat rate separately from the rent. • AGs that live in separate residences but share a single meter. A homeless AG may choose to use the Homeless Shelter Standard Deduction or the HCS, if otherwise eligible.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 4

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 79 Chapter 4 Income

• AGs that have utilities included in their rent and/or shelter payments but are billed separately for a heating or cooling cost are eligible for the HCS. ▪ Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) AGs that receive LIEAP or share a residence and utility costs with a LIEAP client are eligible to receive the HCS. LIEAP payments must be received in the current month or preceding 12 months of determining eligibility, regardless of any changes in the AG’s address. ▪ Ineligibility for the HCS The AG, unless a LIEAP client, is not eligible for the HCS when any of the following situations exist: • The heating or cooling costs are included in the shelter obligation and are not billed separately; or • The AG receives an excluded utility supplement and does not have utility costs in excess of the amount of the excluded supplement. ➢ Non-Heating/Cooling Standard (NHCS) AGs that do not qualify for the HCS, but incur two or more utility expenses or at least one utility expense when sharing a residence that has two or more utilities, are eligible for the NHCS if the AG meets the following criteria: ▪ Separate Billing The utility costs must be billed separately from the rent or mortgage payment for the residence. This includes the following: • Residents of private rental housing who are billed by the landlord based on actual use or charged a flat rate separately from the rent. • AGs that live in separate residences but share a single meter. A homeless AG may choose to use the Homeless Shelter Standard Deduction or the HCS, if otherwise eligible.