(Revised 11/00 ML #2644)
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If the LIHEAP Share Percentage calculates between 6-10%, the minimum LIHEAP Share Percentage which will be paid for eligible households will be 10%. If the actual calculated percentage is between 0-5%, a one-time minimum benefit of $50 will be paid directly to the applicant. No vendor will need to be notified.
If the household's heat is included in the rent (and there is no rent subsidy), a monthly renter check will be paid to the household. If the monthly renter benefit is less than $5.00 a month, the household will receive at least a $50.00 lump sum for the season regardless of what the payment would have been monthly.
If the Renter/Heat Paid household's heat share equals or is greater than the estimated cost of heat, or the LIHEAP Share percentage equals 5%, a one-time lump sum payment of $50.00 will automatically be issued to the household.
When a minimum benefit is generated, the computer will automatically put the case into a status 10, which will prevent future payments and trigger appropriate messages on the Notice of Action. If the case must be changed at a later date to reflect a change that requires an adjustment, the computer will recalculate the LIHEAP Share Percentage based on the new data. If the new LIHEAP Share Percentage would also result in a minimum benefit, the system will recognize that this has already been paid, and will not generate a second minimum benefit. The system will automatically recode the payment type as '02', so the number of these cases can be tracked.
The LIHEAP Share Percentage will be capped at 95% if the calculated LIHEAP Share Percentage is between 95-100%.
NOTE: LIHEAP pays up to 70% LIHEAP Share for households that use electricity.
