Eligible Households 415-20-10

(Revised 6/1/2025 ML #3914)

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Generally, eligible households (See 415-05-05, Definitions) will fall into two groups, those who pay a energyvendor directly and those whose cost of heating or electric utility is included as an undesignated portion of their rent payments. The basic eligibility for both groups is determined similarly; that is, the household must meet income limitations of the program. Tenants of subsidized housing in which heat is included in the rent are not eligible. If a subsidized household has heat or electricity included in their rent, but they have the opposite (heat or electricity) bill in their name, the household is eligible for only the heat or electric bill in their name. See 415-20-10-30)

 

Eligibility and benefits can be established for heating costs incurred by the household only during the time they were physically occupying a residence (living unit) in North Dakota. (See 415-20-10-40, Temporary Absences, for exception)

 

Though a household may be determined eligible for LIHEAP, the issuance of some or all benefits may be adjusted or suspended at any time, subject to the availability of program funds, as determined by the State Office.