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A federally funded program that assists low-income households with their heating, and in some years, cooling bills.
What is LIHEAP?
Households receiving only SNAP, TANF, and/or SSI benefits.
What is a Pure Public Assistance Household?
The first day eligible vulnerable population households may call for LIHEAP assistance.
What is November 1,2019
Code 320
What is the agency code?
Households where every member is unable to leave their home except for medical reasons or where there is a sole caretaker of someone who is unable to leave the home except for medical reasons.
What is a "homebound" household?
$400
What is the maximum LIHEAP benefit in FY 2020?
Category or fund source for households who meet eligibility requirements, but are not in immediate threat of disconnection.
Who are fund source 01 recipients?
The first day eligible non-vulnerable population households may request non-crisis assistance.
December 1, 2019
Form 6000
What is the LIHEAP application?
This must be assigned to undocumented members of a household.
What is a dummy social security number?
$350
What is the minimum LIHEAP benefit for FY 2020?
Category or fund source for households who are income eligible and are at risk for disconnection within 5 days.
What is Fund Source 06?
The last day to provide heating assistance through LIHEAP
What is March 31, 2020
Check stubs, statements, and other proof of income
Examples of documents attached to hhe income worksheet/form 6003?
On November 1, 2019 this will be happening at all Action Pact agencies.
What is making LIHEAP appointments?
Payments made for households whose vendor is not on the vendor list.
What is a direct household payment/ 999?
Fund source number used to identify the LIHEAP cooling program.
What is fund source 08?
Within 18 hours
What is a life-threatening crisis application?
Applicants receive this document if they do not provide proper documentation to establish eligibility.
What is a verification checklist/form 6009?
Income eligible households with a signed document from a physician saying that their health or well-being would liiely be endangered by the interruption of heating or cooling services.
Who qualifies for "life-threatening" crisis LIHEAP payments?
Residents who are not responsible for their heating costs, residents who cannot prove their citizenship, residents who live outside your service area, residents who are over-income.
What are some examples of households who do not qualify for LIHEAP?
Households with income at or below 60% of the state median, US citizens, lawfully admitted immigrants, Pure public assistance households, TANF recipients, and SSI recipients, etc.
What are examples of eligible households in the state of Georgia?
April 1, 2019
What is the first day general public households may request assistance from the cooling program?
This form is given to every LIHEAP applicant at their appointment, regardless of their eligibility
What is the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Information Notice/ Form 6004.
What you will likely hear from Diane if you ask a programmatic/policy question.
What does the manual say?