(a) A
household is
eligible to participate in the
heating assistance program only if
(1) the
dwelling for which heating assistance
is requested is located in the state, and at least one member of the household
is physically present in the state at the time of application for, and receipt
of, heating assistance; and the household
(A)
physically resides in the dwelling for which heating assistance is requested;
or
(B) is seeking heating
assistance to help with the natural gas and electric utility deposit necessary
to move into subsidized housing in the state;
(2) repealed 11/5/2011;
(3) the household's annual home heating costs
exceed $200; and
(4) the
household's gross monthly income is no more than 150 percent of the level set
in the federal poverty guidelines for Alaska established annually by the United
States
Department of Health and Human Services, in 82 Fed. Reg.
8831-
8832
(January 31, 2017), as amended from time to time and adopted by
reference.
(b) A
household is not eligible to participate in the
heating assistance program if,
at the time eligibility determination, the household
(1) is eligible for or has received benefits
from a tribal organization financed by the United States
Department of Health
and Human Services under 42
U.S.C.
8621-
8630 (Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Act), unless an agreement to the contrary has been executed between
the
department and the tribal organization; or
(2) resides in a crisis center, hotel, motel,
tent, or other shelter normally intended for temporary occupancy, and
(A) has resided there for less than 60
consecutive days before the date of signature on the completed application;
and
(B) is not seeking a utility
deposit under (a)(1)(B) of this section;
(3) resides
(A) in a
(i) hospital, nursing home, Alaska Pioneers'
Home, or other public or private institution to receive treatment for a mental
or physical illness;
(ii) student
dormitory; or
(iii) correctional
facility; or
(B) on a
military base; or
(4)
resides in subsidized rental housing and has no direct home heating
costs.
(c) The
department will calculate the household's gross monthly income by counting
total cash receipts before taxes, earned and unearned, derived from any source
by any member of the household in the calendar month before the date of
signature on the completed application. The department will prorate income from
self-employed occupations, seasonal employment, and irregular work schedules
during the 12-month period before the date of signature on the completed
application over a 12-month period to determine the household's gross monthly
income.
Notes
7 AAC 44.040
Eff.
1/24/80, Register 73; am 6/22/80, Register 74; am 12/23/80, Register 77; am
5/21/81, Register 78; am 6/2/82, Register 82; am 3/30/84, Register 89; am
3/24/85, Register 93; am 11/1/89, Register 112; am 12/22/94, Register 132; am
10/1/99, Register 151; am 9/9/2000, Register 155; am 10/1/2009, Register 191;
am 10/1/2010, Register 195; am 11/5/2011, Register 200; am 2/20/2014, Register
209; am 12/27/2017,Register
224, January 2018
A copy of the federal poverty guidelines for Alaska that
are adopted by reference in 7 AAC 44.040 may be requested from the Division of
Public Assistance, Office of the Director, Department of Health and Social
Services, 350 Main Street, Suite 304, Juneau, Alaska, 99801. The Federal
Register with the amended version may be obtained through the nearest public
library. If the Federal Register is not available at that library site, the
material can be obtained by that library through the interlibrary loan system.
It may also be obtained at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys.
