(Revised 10/00 ML #2629)
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Renters whose heating costs are included as an undesignated portion of their rent payment will receive LIHEAP payments directly. Payments will generally be made once per month, on the third Tuesday, and will continue until the county social service board closes the case on the computer, the authorization period expires, or a "lump sum" renter case is closed by the computer (status 10). The authorization period (see 415-30-25-05) will be entered into the computer system on the "Household Data" screen, along with a Payment type code of "03." The monthly renter benefit will be computer calculated. 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 amount is $5.00 or more. 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.
Renter payments can generally be set up until 5 p.m. (Central Time) on the day of the regular monthly run. However, if a payment is missed, the computer does NOT go back to pick it up. You need to issue a "catch-up" renter payment as described in 415-35-20-20-15.
