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OKDHS Home > Library > Policy > OAC 340 > Chapter 20. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) > 1. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program > 20. Summer cooling
340:20-1-20. Summer cooling
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Issued 6-1-10

 

(a) Selected households already approved for other benefits administered by the Family Support Services Division (FSSD) are normally pre-authorized during June of each year.  Households pre-approved for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are those who received a State Supplemental Payment (SSP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits all 12 months of the previous year and met all the criteria shown in (1) through (3).

  • (1) The household received LIHEAP the previous year.
  • (2) The address remained the same.
  • (3) The household size remained the same.

(b) All other households must complete an application.

(c) The cooling assistance part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) normally begins mid-July, and applications are taken until allocated funds are expended.  • 1

(d) The same payment schedule is used for unsubsidized renters and roomers with utilities included in their rent except that payments are made directly to approved households.

INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF 340:20-1-20

 

Issued 6-1-10

 

1.   (a) After certification, one payment is made directly to the designated electricity supplier for the home on behalf of approved households responsible for their own utilities unless a situation arises which may necessitate two or more payments. Examples of situations that may necessitate two or more payments include a delay in federal funding, release of contingency funds by the President of the United States, and similar situations.

(b) Payments are made weekly for the duration of the program.
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