Section 20-3605. LIHEAP - ELIGIBILITY FOR A BENEFIT

 

3605.1 In order to be eligible for a Program benefit, each applicant household shall:

 

(a) Be financially eligible, by meeting the annual income eligibility requirement of the State Plan;

 

(b) Maintain a separate account, not included in the rent, for home energy service;

 

(c) Not have exhausted the household’s regular or emergency benefit for the fiscal year; and

 

(d) Reside in the District of Columbia.

 

3605.2 The applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years old or emancipated.

 

3605.3 A determination of financial eligibility shall be based on the gross annual income of the household, unless the applicant can provide sufficient evidence that the gross annual income is not an accurate representation of current income.

 

3605.4 In order to be eligible for emergency assistance from this Program, an applicant household shall:

 

(a) Satisfy the criteria of this section; and

 

(b) Meet the criteria for emergency assistance identified in the State Plan.

 

3605.5 Notwithstanding another provision of this section, a household with a credit on the energy utility account in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) at the time of application shall be deemed ineligible to receive a benefit for that utility account.

 

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2013 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); the District of Columbia Office of Energy Act of 1980, effective March 4, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-132; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-171.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.)); the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, approved August 13, 1981 (95 Stat. 893; 42 U.S.C. §§ 8621 et seq.); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 13408 (October 28, 2016).