Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part II - Public Assistance Manual
Subpart M - Home Energy Assistance
Chapter 601 - LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Subchapter A - FEDERAL LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Section 601.32 - Eligibility requirements for crisis benefits
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Households may apply for and, if eligible, receive crisis benefits regardless of whether they apply for or receive a LIHEAP cash benefit. To quality for a crisis benefit, a household shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The household shall meet the general eligibility requirements under § 601.31 (relating to general eligibility requirements), the responsibility for heating costs and Pennsylvania residency.
(2) The household shall be without heat or in imminent danger of being without heat because of a weather-related or energy supply shortage emergency.
(3) The household shall be eligible for a crisis benefit that, alone or combined with other resources available to the applicant household, will resolve the home heating emergency.
