(Revised 10/1/2023 ML #3750)
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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 one-time minimum benefit fo $50.00 is generated the case will close. The household may reapply if their circumstances change. If the new LIHEAP Share Percentage would also result in a minimum benefit of $50.00, the system will recognize that this has already been paid, and will not generate a second minimum benefit. The case will close.
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.
