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If the requested information is received within 15 days after the denial date,
the application can be processed using the original application date. If the
information is received more than 15 days after the denial date, the
applicant will be required to reapply.
Note:
When the deadline for processing an application or providing
verification does not fall on a workday, it will be extended to the next
workday.
3001-5 G. REASONS FOR DENYING AN APPLICATION
The following is a list of reasons why a heating assistance application will
be denied:
1. Over Income/Over Seasonal Income: A household with income that
exceeds 225 percent of poverty, as computed in the Heating Assistance
Procedures Manual, Sections 6.9 and 13 is ineligible for heating
assistance.
• If the household income was based on the prior calendar month, the
application is denied as “OI” – Over Income.
• If the household income was based on an average of the prior 12-
month period, the application is denied as “OS” – Over Seasonal/Self-
Employed.
2. Limited Heating Points: The household’s gross income, household
size, dwelling size, and estimated annual heating costs, using
community heating points, are used to compute the household’s
estimated home heating burden, expressed as a point value. An
applicant whose household heating cost points are calculated to be less
than 2.0 is ineligible for heating assistance. These applications are
denied as “LP” – Limited Heating Points. Please see the Heating
Assistance Procedures Manual, Section 13 for computation.
3. Previously Served –Already Awarded Heating Assistance This Season:
The HAP awards only one heating assistance grant per household
during the program’s season. Applications from households in the
following situations are denied as “PS” – Previously Served.
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