7 AAC 44.030 - Eligibility determination

(a) The department may process applications for heating assistance in the order in which they are received.

(b) The department will award only one heating assistance payment under 7 AAC 44.080 per household for applications received during the period set out in 7 AAC 44.020.

(c) The department will make an eligibility determination and will mail a notice of the determination to the applicant as soon as possible, but no later than 45 calendar days after receipt of the completed application by the heating assistance office in Juneau.

(d) The department will expedite an eligibility determination, and award assistance to an eligible applicant, not later than 18 hours after receipt of a completed application in the heating assistance office in Juneau if

(1) the applicant has requested expedited service;

(2) the household's gross monthly income is less than the household's monthly shelter costs;

(3) the household has suffered, or will suffer within 48 hours, termination of fuel or home heating-related utility services; and

(4) the department has verified the application as required by 7 AAC 44.041.

(e) The department will make an eligibility determination and will authorize heating assistance to an eligible household, no later than 10 days after receipt of the household's completed application in the heating assistance office in Juneau, if the applicant meets the requirements in 7 AAC 44.055.

Notes

7 AAC 44.030

Eff. 1/24/80, Register 73; am 6/22/80, Register 74; am 12/23/80, Register 77; am 11/1/89, Register 112; am 12/22/94, Register 132; am 10/1/99, Register 151; am 10/1/2009, Register 191; am 11/5/2011, Register 200; am 2/20/2014, Register 209

Authority:AS 47.05.010