Mont. Admin. R. 37.70.601 - BENEFIT AWARD
(1) The department
adopts and incorporates by reference the department's LIHEAP Benefit Award
Matrix and Table of Multipliers, for the 2022-2023 heating season. The LIHEAP
Benefit Award Matrix is located at
https://dphhs.mt.gov/hcsd/energyassistance/
or a copy may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human
Services, Human and Community Services Division, Intergovernmental Human
Services Bureau, 1400 Carter Drive, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620. These
matrices are used to establish the benefit payable to an eligible household for
a full heating season. The 2021-2022 benefit matrix will be used for the
2021-2022 heating season, and the 2022-2023 benefit matrix will be used for the
2022-2023 heating season. The benefit varies by:
(a) household income level;
(b) type of primary heating fuel;
(c) the type of dwelling: single family unit,
multi-family unit, and mobile home;
(d) the number of bedrooms in the dwelling;
(e) the heating district in which the
household is located, to account for climatic differences across the
state;
(f) verification of the
identities and citizenship or qualified alien status of those residing in the
household; and
(g) the household's
resources.
(2) The
benefit payable to an eligible household will be computed by multiplying the
applicable amount in the table of base benefit levels found in the LIHEAP
Benefit Award Matrix by the applicable matrix amount in the table of
income/climatic adjustment multipliers found in the LIHEAP Benefit Award
Matrix.
(3) Publicly subsidized
households whose energy costs are included as a fixed portion of their rent, or
who reside in publicly subsidized housing and have an out-of-pocket obligation
to pay a base-load electric bill, are not eligible for a regular LIHEAP benefit
computed using the benefit matrices and multipliers in the LIHEAP Benefit Award
Matrix and Table of Multipliers. However, these households may be eligible for
a modified LIHEAP benefit. The modified LIHEAP benefit is equal to five percent
of the regular LIHEAP benefit computed using the benefit matrices and
multipliers in the LIHEAP Benefit Award Matrix and Table of Multipliers, or a
minimum payment of $25, whichever is greater, paid annually. Households
determined eligible for the modified LIHEAP benefit whose economic and housing
situation does not change are eligible for a period of five years.
Notes
AUTH: 53-2-201, MCA; IMP: 53-2-201, MCA
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